Which to use
“ausrichten” is a verb and “Ausrichter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,148
- “ausrichten” frequency rank
- #35,077
- “Ausrichter” frequency rank
- 44225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausrichten | Ausrichter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Richtung geben, justieren | Person oder Organisation, die eine Veranstaltung, eine gesellschaftliche Unternehmung (Ausstellung, Fest, Wettbewerb), vorbereitet und organisiert |
Where the eye mixes ausrichten and Ausrichter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausrichten and Ausrichter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausrichten vs Ausrichter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausrichten is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩] while Ausrichter is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “ausrichten” becomes r in “Ausrichter”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausrichten is recorded at frequency rank #9,148, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]. Ausrichter is at rank #35,077, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtɐ].
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 44225, this pair ranks #1,392,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausrichten vs Ausrichter
Shared letters: acehirstu. Private to "ausrichten": n. Private to "Ausrichter": -.
"ausrichten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC · "Ausrichter" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausrichten ← asurichten · aursichten · ausirchten · ausrcihten · ausricchten · ausrichetn · ausrichhten · ausrichtenn
- Ausrichter ← asurichter · aursichter · ausirchter · ausrcihter · ausricchter · ausrichetr · ausrichhter · ausrichterr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausrichten" and "Ausrichter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausrichten" vs "Ausrichter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausrichten" and "Ausrichter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausrichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausrichter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,392,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausrichten" and "Ausrichter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufrechter vs Ausrichter". 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 #1,392,981 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.