Which to use
“Ausgleichen” is a noun and “ausreichen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,547
- “Ausgleichen” frequency rank
- #10,232
- “ausreichen” frequency rank
- 23779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausgleichen | ausreichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ausgleich | genügen, zufriedenstellend sein |
Where the eye mixes Ausgleichen and ausreichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Ausgleichen runs 11 letters (VVCCCVVCCVC) against ausreichen's 10 (VVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ausgleichen vs ausreichen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausgleichen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩] while ausreichen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausgleichen is recorded at frequency rank #13,547, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩]. ausreichen is at rank #10,232, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩].
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 23779, this pair ranks #1,856,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausgleichen vs ausreichen
Shared letters: acehinsu. Private to "Ausgleichen": gl. Private to "ausreichen": r.
"Ausgleichen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCVVCCVC · "ausreichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausgleichen ← asugleichen · augsleichen · ausgelichen · ausggleichen · ausglecihen · ausgleicchen · ausgleicehn · ausgleichenn
- ausreichen ← asureichen · aurseichen · auserichen · ausrecihen · ausreicchen · ausreicehn · ausreichenn · ausreichhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ausgleichen" for "ausreichen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausgleichen" or "ausreichen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausgleichen" and "ausreichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausgleichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,856,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausgleichen" and "ausreichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgewichen vs Ausgleichen". 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 #1,856,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.