Which to use
“aussprach” is a verb and “Ausspruch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,984
- “aussprach” frequency rank
- #27,640
- “Ausspruch” frequency rank
- 61624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aussprach | Ausspruch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussprechen | eine kurze, wichtige Aussage, oft von berühmten Menschen |
Where the eye mixes aussprach and Ausspruch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aussprach and Ausspruch follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aussprach and Ausspruch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aussprach is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpʁaːx] while Ausspruch is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpʁʊx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “aussprach” becomes u in “Ausspruch”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aussprach is recorded at frequency rank #33,984, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpʁaːx]. Ausspruch is at rank #27,640, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpʁʊx].
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 61624, this pair ranks #742,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aussprach vs Ausspruch
Shared letters: achprsu. Private to "aussprach": -. Private to "Ausspruch": -.
"aussprach" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCCVCC · "Ausspruch" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aussprach" and "Ausspruch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "aussprach" or "Ausspruch" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aussprach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausspruch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #742,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aussprach" and "Ausspruch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ansprach vs aussprach". 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 #742,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.