Which to use
“auslaufen” and “ausrauben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,226
- “auslaufen” frequency rank
- #31,943
- “ausrauben” frequency rank
- 49169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auslaufen | ausrauben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | als Flüssigkeit aus einer Öffnung austreten | jemandem alles wegnehmen; etwas vollständig (von Wertvollem) leeren |
Where the eye mixes auslaufen and ausrauben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. auslaufen and ausrauben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses auslaufen with ausrauben
A purely visual mix-up. auslaufen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩]) and ausrauben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaʊ̯bn̩]) 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 49169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auslaufen is recorded at frequency rank #17,226, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. ausrauben is at rank #31,943, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaʊ̯bn̩].
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 49169, this pair ranks #1,221,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auslaufen vs ausrauben
Shared letters: aensu. Private to "auslaufen": fl. Private to "ausrauben": br.
"auslaufen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "ausrauben" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auslaufen" and "ausrauben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "auslaufen" vs "ausrauben" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "auslaufen" and "ausrauben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auslaufen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausrauben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,221,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auslaufen" and "ausrauben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abstauben vs ausrauben". 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 #1,221,552 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.