AusschüssenvsausschüttenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Ausschüssen is a noun, ausschütten is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Ausschüssen” is a noun and “ausschütten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,765
“Ausschüssen” frequency rank
#43,030
“ausschütten” frequency rank
69795
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausschüssen ausschütten
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ausschuss eine Flüssigkeit, ein feines Granulat oder Ähnliches durch Neigung des Behälters aus diesem entfernen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Ausschüssen and ausschütten apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
Ausschüssen
11 ch
ausschütten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausschüssen is [ˈaʊ̯sʃʏsn̩] while ausschütten is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʏtn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausschüssen is recorded at frequency rank #26,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sʃʏsn̩]. ausschütten is at rank #43,030, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʏtn̩].

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 69795, this pair ranks #465,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Ausschüssen vs ausschütten

Shared letters: acehnsuü. Private to "Ausschüssen": -. Private to "ausschütten": t.

"Ausschüssen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCCVCCVC  ·  "ausschütten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

Ausschüssen#26,765
ausschütten#43,030

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ausschüssen" and "ausschütten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Ausschüssen" is a noun and "ausschütten" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Ausschüssen" or "ausschütten"?
"Ausschüssen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,765 in our German list, against #43,030 for "ausschütten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Ausschüssen vs ausschütten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Ausschüssen”; for a verb, it's “ausschütten”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Ausschüssen” 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