ausgeraubtvsausgeruhtWhich spelling fits?

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“ausgeraubt” and “ausgeruht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,826
“ausgeraubt” frequency rank
#39,810
“ausgeruht” frequency rank
59636
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeraubt ausgeruht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausrauben Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausruhen

Where the eye mixes ausgeraubt and ausgeruht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
ausgeraubt
9 ch
ausgeruht

Look-alike desk: ausgeraubt vs ausgeruht

A purely visual mix-up. ausgeraubt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁaʊ̯pt]) and ausgeruht ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgeraubt is recorded at frequency rank #19,826, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁaʊ̯pt]. ausgeruht is at rank #39,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 59636, this pair ranks #817,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeraubt vs ausgeruht

Shared letters: aegrstu. Private to "ausgeraubt": b. Private to "ausgeruht": h.

"ausgeraubt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCC  ·  "ausgeruht" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgeraubtasugeraubt · augseraubt · ausegraubt · ausgearubt · ausgerabut · ausgeraubbt · ausgeraubtt · ausgerautb
  • ausgeruhtasugeruht · augseruht · ausegruht · ausgerhut · ausgerruht · ausgeruhht · ausgeruhtt · ausgeruth

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgeraubt" and "ausgeruht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁaʊ̯pt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ausgeraubt" or "ausgeruht" show up more?
"ausgeraubt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,826 in our German list, against #39,810 for "ausgeruht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgeraubt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgeruht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #817,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgeraubt" and "ausgeruht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgeräumt vs ausgeruht". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #817,044 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list