Which to use
“ausrauben” and “ausruhen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,943
- “ausrauben” frequency rank
- #13,772
- “ausruhen” frequency rank
- 45715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausrauben | ausruhen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem alles wegnehmen; etwas vollständig (von Wertvollem) leeren | sich erholen, entspannen |
Where the eye mixes ausrauben and ausruhen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausrauben runs 9 letters (VVCCVVCVC) against ausruhen's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausrauben and ausruhen
A purely visual mix-up. ausrauben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaʊ̯bn̩]) and ausruhen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausrauben is recorded at frequency rank #31,943, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaʊ̯bn̩]. ausruhen is at rank #13,772, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən].
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 45715, this pair ranks #1,343,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausrauben vs ausruhen
Shared letters: aenrsu. Private to "ausrauben": b. Private to "ausruhen": h.
"ausrauben" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "ausruhen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausrauben" and "ausruhen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausrauben" or "ausruhen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausrauben" and "ausruhen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausrauben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausruhen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,343,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausrauben" and "ausruhen" 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 #1,343,642 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.