Which to use
“ausmachen” and “auszumachen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,393
- “ausmachen” frequency rank
- #20,513
- “auszumachen” frequency rank
- 26906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausmachen | auszumachen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Gerät (Lampe, Heizung, Elektrogerät etc.) abschalten, ein Feuer löschen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausmachen |
Where the eye mixes ausmachen and auszumachen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausmachen runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against auszumachen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausmachen vs auszumachen
A purely visual mix-up. ausmachen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxn̩]) and auszumachen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌmaxn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26906, 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]. auszumachen is at rank #20,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌmaxn̩].
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 26906, this pair ranks #1,810,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausmachen vs auszumachen
Shared letters: acehmnsu. Private to "ausmachen": -. Private to "auszumachen": z.
"ausmachen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auszumachen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausmachen ← asumachen · aumsachen · ausamchen · ausmacchen · ausmacehn · ausmachenn · ausmachhen · ausmachne
- auszumachen ← asuzumachen · ausszumachen · ausuzmachen · auszmuachen · auszuamchen · auszumacchen · auszumacehn · auszumachenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausmachen" and "auszumachen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ausmachen" or "auszumachen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausmachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszumachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,810,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausmachen" and "auszumachen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufzuwachen vs auszumachen". 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 #1,810,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.