Which to use
“ausruhen” and “ausüben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,772
- “ausruhen” frequency rank
- #7,283
- “ausüben” frequency rank
- 21055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausruhen | ausüben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich erholen, entspannen | etwas vollstrecken, vollführen, etwas zur Wirkung bringen |
Where the eye mixes ausruhen and ausüben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ausruhen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against ausüben's 7 (VVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausruhen vs ausüben
A purely visual mix-up. ausruhen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]) and ausüben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʔyːbn̩]) 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 21055, 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]. ausüben is at rank #7,283, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʔyːbn̩].
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 21055, this pair ranks #1,890,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausruhen vs ausüben
Shared letters: aensu. Private to "ausruhen": hr. Private to "ausüben": bü.
"ausruhen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausüben" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausruhen ← asuruhen · aursuhen · ausrhuen · ausrruhen · ausruehn · ausruhenn · ausruhhen · ausruhne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausruhen" and "ausüben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausruhen" or "ausüben"?
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 "ausruhen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausüben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,890,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausruhen" and "ausüben" 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 #1,890,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.