Which to use
“Ausnahmen” is a noun and “ausnehmen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,492
- “Ausnahmen” frequency rank
- #34,527
- “ausnehmen” frequency rank
- 39019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausnahmen | ausnehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausnahme | Eingeweide eines getöteten Tieres entfernen |
Where the eye mixes Ausnahmen and ausnehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Ausnahmen and ausnehmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Ausnahmen vs ausnehmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausnahmen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌnaːmən] while ausnehmen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌneːmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Ausnahmen” becomes e in “ausnehmen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausnahmen is recorded at frequency rank #4,492, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌnaːmən]. ausnehmen is at rank #34,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌneːmən].
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 39019, this pair ranks #1,548,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausnahmen vs ausnehmen
Shared letters: aehmnsu. Private to "Ausnahmen": -. Private to "ausnehmen": -.
"Ausnahmen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausnehmen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ausnahmen" for "ausnehmen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Ausnahmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausnehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,548,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausnahmen" and "ausnehmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausdehnen vs ausnehmen". 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 #1,548,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.