Which to use
“auslachen” and “ausmachen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,427
- “auslachen” frequency rank
- #6,393
- “ausmachen” frequency rank
- 38820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auslachen | ausmachen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich über jemanden lustig machen, jemanden verspotten, indem man über ihn lacht | ein Gerät (Lampe, Heizung, Elektrogerät etc.) abschalten, ein Feuer löschen |
Where the eye mixes auslachen and ausmachen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. auslachen and ausmachen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: auslachen vs ausmachen
A purely visual mix-up. auslachen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaxn̩]) and ausmachen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxn̩]) 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 a single letter - l in “auslachen” becomes m in “ausmachen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auslachen is recorded at frequency rank #32,427, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaxn̩]. ausmachen is at rank #6,393, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxn̩].
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 38820, this pair ranks #1,553,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auslachen vs ausmachen
Shared letters: acehnsu. Private to "auslachen": l. Private to "ausmachen": m.
"auslachen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausmachen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auslachen" and "ausmachen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auslachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausmachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,553,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auslachen" and "ausmachen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auslachen vs Auslagen". 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 #1,553,723 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.