Which to use
“ausruhen” and “aussuchen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,772
- “ausruhen” frequency rank
- #7,439
- “aussuchen” frequency rank
- 21211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausruhen | aussuchen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich erholen, entspannen | eine (oder auch mehrere) Alternativen aus einer Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten wählen |
Where the eye mixes ausruhen and aussuchen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausruhen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against aussuchen's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausruhen and aussuchen
A purely visual mix-up. ausruhen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]) and aussuchen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩]) 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 21211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausruhen is recorded at frequency rank #13,772, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]. aussuchen is at rank #7,439, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩].
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 21211, this pair ranks #1,888,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausruhen vs aussuchen
Shared letters: aehnsu. Private to "ausruhen": r. Private to "aussuchen": c.
"ausruhen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "aussuchen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausruhen" and "aussuchen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausruhen" vs "aussuchen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausruhen" and "aussuchen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausruhen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussuchen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,888,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausruhen" and "aussuchen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausruhen vs auszuruhen". 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 #1,888,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.