AusschnittvsAusschnitteTell them apart

Which to use

“Ausschnitt” and “Ausschnitte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,172
“Ausschnitt” frequency rank
#19,139
“Ausschnitte” frequency rank
27311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausschnitt Ausschnitte
Definition aus einem Text, Bild, Film oder Tondokument tatsächlich (zum Beispiel: Zeitung, Foto, Film, Tonband) oder im übertragenen Sinne (Textdatei, Digitalfoto, Video, mp3-Datei) ausgeschnittener Teil Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ausschnitt

Where the eye mixes Ausschnitt and Ausschnitte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Ausschnitt runs 10 letters (VVCCCCCVCC) against Ausschnitte's 11 (VVCCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Ausschnitt
11 ch
Ausschnitte

Visual trap between Ausschnitt and Ausschnitte

A purely visual mix-up. Ausschnitt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃnɪt]) and Ausschnitte ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃnɪtə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Ausschnitt” sits inside “Ausschnitte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausschnitt is recorded at frequency rank #8,172, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃnɪt]. Ausschnitte is at rank #19,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃnɪtə].

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 27311, this pair ranks #1,803,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ausschnitt vs Ausschnitte

Shared letters: achinstu. Private to "Ausschnitt": -. Private to "Ausschnitte": e.

"Ausschnitt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCCCVCC  ·  "Ausschnitte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausschnitt ← asuschnitt · auschnitt · auscshnitt · ausscchnitt · ausschhnitt · ausschintt · ausschnit · ausschnnitt
  • Ausschnitte ← asuschnitte · auschnitte · auscshnitte · ausscchnitte · ausschhnitte · ausschintte · ausschnite · ausschnitet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Ausschnitt" for "Ausschnitte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃnɪt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃnɪtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ausschnitt" vs "Ausschnitte" - which ranks higher?
"Ausschnitt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,172 in our German list, against #19,139 for "Ausschnitte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Ausschnitt" and "Ausschnitte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausschnitt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausschnitte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,803,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausschnitt" and "Ausschnitte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abschnitte vs Ausschnitte". 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 #1,803,838 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list