Which to use
“ausreden” is a verb and “Ausrufen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,231
- “ausreden” frequency rank
- #32,930
- “Ausrufen” frequency rank
- 43161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreden | Ausrufen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden dazu veranlassen, dass er seine Meinung oder ein Vorhaben aufgibt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ausruf |
Where the eye mixes ausreden and Ausrufen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausreden and Ausrufen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausreden and Ausrufen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausreden is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩] while Ausrufen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːfn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43161, 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]. Ausrufen is at rank #32,930, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːfn̩].
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 43161, this pair ranks #1,426,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausreden vs Ausrufen
Shared letters: aenrsu. Private to "ausreden": d. Private to "Ausrufen": f.
"ausreden" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Ausrufen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausreden" for "Ausrufen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausreden" and "Ausrufen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausrufen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,426,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreden" and "Ausrufen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausrücken vs Ausrufen". 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 #1,426,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.