auslassenvsausrastenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,632
“auslassen” frequency rank
#29,486
“ausrasten” frequency rank
52118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature auslassen ausrasten
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Where the eye mixes auslassen and ausrasten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. auslassen and ausrasten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
auslassen
9 ch
ausrasten

Visual trap between auslassen and ausrasten

A purely visual mix-up. auslassen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlasn̩]) and ausrasten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁastn̩]) 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 52118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

auslassen is recorded at frequency rank #22,632, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlasn̩]. ausrasten is at rank #29,486, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁastn̩].

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 52118, this pair ranks #1,109,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of auslassen vs ausrasten

Shared letters: aensu. Private to "auslassen": l. Private to "ausrasten": rt.

"auslassen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC  ·  "ausrasten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • auslassen ← asulassen · aulsassen · ausalssen · auslasen · auslasesn · auslassenn · auslassne · auslaßen
  • ausrasten ← asurasten · aursasten · ausarsten · ausrasetn · ausrassten · ausrastenn · ausrastne · ausrastten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "auslassen" and "ausrasten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlasn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁastn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "auslassen" vs "ausrasten" - which ranks higher?
"auslassen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,632 in our German list, against #29,486 for "ausrasten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "auslassen" and "ausrasten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "auslassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausrasten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,109,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "auslassen" and "ausrasten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausmisten vs ausrasten". 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 #1,109,315 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