Which to use
“ausreden” is a verb and “Ausreisen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,231
- “ausreden” frequency rank
- #30,927
- “Ausreisen” frequency rank
- 41158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreden | Ausreisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden dazu veranlassen, dass er seine Meinung oder ein Vorhaben aufgibt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausreise |
Where the eye mixes ausreden and Ausreisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausreden runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against Ausreisen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausreden and Ausreisen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausreden is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩] while Ausreisen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausreden is recorded at frequency rank #10,231, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩]. Ausreisen is at rank #30,927, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zn̩].
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 41158, this pair ranks #1,487,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausreden vs Ausreisen
Shared letters: aenrsu. Private to "ausreden": d. Private to "Ausreisen": i.
"ausreden" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Ausreisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausreden" for "Ausreisen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ausreden" or "Ausreisen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausreisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,487,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreden" and "Ausreisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausreisen vs austreiben". 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 #1,487,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.