Which to use
“ausreichen” and “ausrichten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,232
- “ausreichen” frequency rank
- #9,148
- “ausrichten” frequency rank
- 19380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreichen | ausrichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | genügen, zufriedenstellend sein | eine Richtung geben, justieren |
Where the eye mixes ausreichen and ausrichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausreichen (VVCCVVCCVC) and ausrichten (VVCCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ausreichen vs ausrichten
A purely visual mix-up. ausreichen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and ausrichten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19380, 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]. ausrichten is at rank #9,148, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩].
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 19380, this pair ranks #1,908,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausreichen vs ausrichten
Shared letters: acehinrsu. Private to "ausreichen": -. Private to "ausrichten": t.
"ausreichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC · "ausrichten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausreichen ← asureichen · aurseichen · auserichen · ausrecihen · ausreicchen · ausreicehn · ausreichenn · ausreichhen
- ausrichten ← asurichten · aursichten · ausirchten · ausrcihten · ausricchten · ausrichetn · ausrichhten · ausrichtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausreichen" for "ausrichten" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausrichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreichen" and "ausrichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausrichten vs ausrichtet". 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 #1,908,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.