Which to use
“aushalten” and “ausharren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,170
- “aushalten” frequency rank
- #41,672
- “ausharren” frequency rank
- 49842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aushalten | ausharren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine unangenehme Situation ertragen oder ertragen können | (trotz Widrigkeiten) mit Geduld abwarten, warten |
Where the eye mixes aushalten and ausharren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aushalten and ausharren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aushalten and ausharren
A purely visual mix-up. aushalten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌhaltn̩]) and ausharren ([ˈaʊ̯sˌhaʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aushalten is recorded at frequency rank #8,170, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌhaltn̩]. ausharren is at rank #41,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌhaʁən].
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 49842, this pair ranks #1,196,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aushalten vs ausharren
Shared letters: aehnsu. Private to "aushalten": lt. Private to "ausharren": r.
"aushalten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausharren" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aushalten" and "ausharren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aushalten" or "ausharren"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aushalten" and "ausharren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aushalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausharren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,196,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aushalten" and "ausharren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anstarren vs ausharren". 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 #1,196,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.