aussahvsautschWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aussah is a verb, autsch is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aussah” is a verb and “autsch” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,174
“aussah” frequency rank
#20,845
“autsch” frequency rank
32019
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aussah autsch
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussehen Ausruf, um Schmerz zu signalisieren

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aussah and autsch apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
aussah
6 ch
autsch

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aussah is [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaː] while autsch is [aʊ̯t͡ʃ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aussah is recorded at frequency rank #11,174, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaː]. autsch is at rank #20,845, tagged as anintj, pronounced [aʊ̯t͡ʃ].

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 32019, this pair ranks #1,716,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aussah vs autsch

Shared letters: ahsu. Private to "aussah": -. Private to "autsch": ct.

"aussah" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC  ·  "autsch" · 6 letters · shape VVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aussahasusah · ausah · ausash · aussahh · aussha · außah · uassah
  • autschaustch · autcsh · autscch · autschh · autshc · autssch · auttsch · uatsch

Frequency comparison

aussah#11,174
autsch#20,845

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aussah" and "autsch" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aussah" is a verb and "autsch" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aussah" or "autsch"?
"aussah" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,174 in our German list, against #20,845 for "autsch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aussah vs autsch

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “aussah”; for an intj, it's “autsch”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aussah” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list