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 |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus einer Menge etwas nicht heranziehen, nicht verwenden | die Beherrschung verlieren |
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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auslassen" and "ausrasten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "auslassen" vs "ausrasten" - which ranks higher?
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.