Which to use
“ausrücken” and “ausruhen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,046
- “ausrücken” frequency rank
- #13,772
- “ausruhen” frequency rank
- 54818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausrücken | ausruhen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich von einem Standort zu einem anderen Standort hinbegeben, oft in Formation | sich erholen, entspannen |
Where the eye mixes ausrücken and ausruhen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausrücken runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against ausruhen's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausrücken and ausruhen
A purely visual mix-up. ausrücken ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁʏkn̩]) and ausruhen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]) 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 54818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausrücken is recorded at frequency rank #41,046, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁʏkn̩]. ausruhen is at rank #13,772, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən].
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 54818, this pair ranks #1,003,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausrücken vs ausruhen
Shared letters: aenrsu. Private to "ausrücken": ckü. Private to "ausruhen": h.
"ausrücken" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausruhen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausruhen ← asuruhen · aursuhen · ausrhuen · ausrruhen · ausruehn · ausruhenn · ausruhhen · ausruhne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausrücken" for "ausruhen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausrücken" vs "ausruhen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausrücken" and "ausruhen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausrücken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausruhen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,003,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausrücken" and "ausruhen" 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 #1,003,763 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.