Which to use
“ausschalten” and “auszuhalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,814
- “ausschalten” frequency rank
- #19,499
- “auszuhalten” frequency rank
- 30313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausschalten | auszuhalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Funktion eines Gerätes beenden, indem man die Stromzufuhr unterbricht | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aushalten |
Where the eye mixes ausschalten and auszuhalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausschalten (VVCCCCVCCVC) and auszuhalten (VVCCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ausschalten vs auszuhalten
A purely visual mix-up. ausschalten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaltn̩]) and auszuhalten ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌhaltn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausschalten is recorded at frequency rank #10,814, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaltn̩]. auszuhalten is at rank #19,499, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌhaltn̩].
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 30313, this pair ranks #1,750,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausschalten vs auszuhalten
Shared letters: aehlnstu. Private to "ausschalten": c. Private to "auszuhalten": z.
"ausschalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCCVCCVC · "auszuhalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausschalten ← asuschalten · auschalten · auscshalten · ausscahlten · ausscchalten · ausschaletn · ausschallten · ausschaltenn
- auszuhalten ← asuzuhalten · ausszuhalten · ausuzhalten · auszhualten · auszuahlten · auszuhaletn · auszuhallten · auszuhaltenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausschalten" and "auszuhalten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausschalten" or "auszuhalten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausschalten" and "auszuhalten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausschalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuhalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,750,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausschalten" and "auszuhalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausschalten vs ausschütten". 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 #1,750,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.