Which to use
“ausstrahlen” and “ausstrahlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,541
- “ausstrahlen” frequency rank
- #37,977
- “ausstrahlt” frequency rank
- 66518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausstrahlen | ausstrahlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in alle Richtungen, meist durch die Luft und meist über Wellen, verbreiten und aussenden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausstrahlen |
Where the eye mixes ausstrahlen and ausstrahlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ausstrahlen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtʁaːlən]) and ausstrahlt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtʁaːlt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausstrahlen is recorded at frequency rank #28,541, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtʁaːlən]. ausstrahlt is at rank #37,977, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtʁaːlt].
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 66518, this pair ranks #570,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausstrahlen vs ausstrahlt
Shared letters: ahlrstu. Private to "ausstrahlen": en. Private to "ausstrahlt": -.
"ausstrahlen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCCVCCVC · "ausstrahlt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausstrahlen ← asustrahlen · aussrtahlen · ausstarhlen · ausstraheln · ausstrahhlen · ausstrahlenn · ausstrahllen · ausstrahlne
- ausstrahlt ← asustrahlt · aussrtahlt · ausstarhlt · ausstrahhlt · ausstrahllt · ausstrahltt · ausstrahtl · ausstralht