Which to use
“ausrichten” and “ausrichtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,148
- “ausrichten” frequency rank
- #45,779
- “ausrichtet” frequency rank
- 54927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausrichten | ausrichtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Richtung geben, justieren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausrichten |
Where the eye mixes ausrichten and ausrichtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausrichten and ausrichtet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausrichten and ausrichtet
A purely visual mix-up. ausrichten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]) and ausrichtet ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtət]) 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 a single letter - n in “ausrichten” becomes t in “ausrichtet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54927, 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]. ausrichtet is at rank #45,779, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtət].
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 54927, this pair ranks #999,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausrichten vs ausrichtet
Shared letters: acehirstu. Private to "ausrichten": n. Private to "ausrichtet": -.
"ausrichten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC · "ausrichtet" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausrichten ← asurichten · aursichten · ausirchten · ausrcihten · ausricchten · ausrichetn · ausrichhten · ausrichtenn
- ausrichtet ← asurichtet · aursichtet · ausirchtet · ausrcihtet · ausricchtet · ausrichett · ausrichhtet · ausrichtett
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausrichten" and "ausrichtet" 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 "ausrichtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #999,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausrichten" and "ausrichtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anrichtet 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 #999,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.