Which to use
“auskommen” and “auszukommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,601
- “auskommen” frequency rank
- #38,613
- “auszukommen” frequency rank
- 50214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auskommen | auszukommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von etwas ist genügend vorhanden, sodass man für den vorgesehenen Zweck ausreichend davon hat | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auskommen |
Where the eye mixes auskommen and auszukommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. auskommen runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against auszukommen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: auskommen vs auszukommen
A purely visual mix-up. auskommen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]) and auszukommen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌkɔmən]) 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 50214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auskommen is recorded at frequency rank #11,601, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]. auszukommen is at rank #38,613, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌkɔmən].
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 50214, this pair ranks #1,182,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auskommen vs auszukommen
Shared letters: aekmnosu. Private to "auskommen": -. Private to "auszukommen": z.
"auskommen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auszukommen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auskommen ← asukommen · auksommen · auskkommen · auskmomen · auskomemn · auskomen · auskommenn · auskommne
- auszukommen ← asuzukommen · ausszukommen · ausuzkommen · auszkuommen · auszukkommen · auszukmomen · auszukomemn · auszukomen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auskommen" and "auszukommen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "auskommen" or "auszukommen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auskommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszukommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,182,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auskommen" and "auszukommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anzukommen vs auszukommen". 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 #1,182,240 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.