Which to use
“ausmachen” and “auspacken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,393
- “ausmachen” frequency rank
- #16,640
- “auspacken” frequency rank
- 23033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausmachen | auspacken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Gerät (Lampe, Heizung, Elektrogerät etc.) abschalten, ein Feuer löschen | etwas, das eingepackt ist, aus der Verpackung nehmen |
Where the eye mixes ausmachen and auspacken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausmachen and auspacken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausmachen vs auspacken
A purely visual mix-up. ausmachen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxn̩]) and auspacken ([ˈaʊ̯sˌpakn̩]) 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 23033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausmachen is recorded at frequency rank #6,393, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxn̩]. auspacken is at rank #16,640, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌpakn̩].
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 23033, this pair ranks #1,866,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausmachen vs auspacken
Shared letters: acensu. Private to "ausmachen": hm. Private to "auspacken": kp.
"ausmachen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auspacken" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausmachen" for "auspacken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausmachen" vs "auspacken" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausmachen" and "auspacken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausmachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auspacken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,866,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausmachen" and "auspacken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auspacken vs ausrücken". 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 #1,866,624 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.