ausgereichtvsausreichtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#37,370
“ausgereicht” frequency rank
#14,241
“ausreicht” frequency rank
51611
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgereicht ausreicht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausreichen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausreichen

Where the eye mixes ausgereicht and ausreicht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgereicht runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVVCCC) against ausreicht's 9 (VVCCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
ausgereicht
9 ch
ausreicht

Why the eye confuses ausgereicht with ausreicht

A purely visual mix-up. ausgereicht ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁaɪ̯çt]) and ausreicht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgereicht is recorded at frequency rank #37,370, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁaɪ̯çt]. ausreicht is at rank #14,241, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çt].

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 51611, this pair ranks #1,128,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgereicht vs ausreicht

Shared letters: acehirstu. Private to "ausgereicht": g. Private to "ausreicht": -.

"ausgereicht" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCCC  ·  "ausreicht" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgereicht ← asugereicht · augsereicht · ausegreicht · ausgeericht · ausgereciht · ausgereiccht · ausgereichht · ausgereichtt
  • ausreicht ← asureicht · aurseicht · ausericht · ausreciht · ausreiccht · ausreichht · ausreichtt · ausreicth

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgereicht" and "ausreicht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁaɪ̯çt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausgereicht" vs "ausreicht" - which ranks higher?
"ausreicht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,241 in our German list, against #37,370 for "ausgereicht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgereicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausreicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,128,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgereicht" and "ausreicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgeweicht vs ausgereicht". 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 #1,128,883 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