Which to use
“ausreichen” and “ausreicht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,232
- “ausreichen” frequency rank
- #14,241
- “ausreicht” frequency rank
- 24473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreichen | ausreicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | genügen, zufriedenstellend sein | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausreichen |
Where the eye mixes ausreichen and ausreicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausreichen runs 10 letters (VVCCVVCCVC) against ausreicht's 9 (VVCCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausreichen vs ausreicht
A purely visual mix-up. ausreichen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and ausreicht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çt]) 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 24473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausreichen is recorded at frequency rank #10,232, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]. ausreicht is at rank #14,241, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çt].
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 24473, this pair ranks #1,847,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausreichen vs ausreicht
Shared letters: acehirsu. Private to "ausreichen": n. Private to "ausreicht": t.
"ausreichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC · "ausreicht" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausreichen ← asureichen · aurseichen · auserichen · ausrecihen · ausreicchen · ausreicehn · ausreichenn · ausreichhen
- ausreicht ← asureicht · aurseicht · ausericht · ausreciht · ausreiccht · ausreichht · ausreichtt · ausreicth
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausreichen" and "ausreicht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreichen" and "ausreicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgereicht vs ausreicht". 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 #1,847,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.