ausstrahlen vs Ausstrahlung

Which to use

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

#28,541
“ausstrahlen” frequency rank: #8,830
“Ausstrahlung” frequency rank: 37371
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ausstrahlen	Ausstrahlung
Definition	in alle Richtungen, meist durch die Luft und meist über Wellen, verbreiten und aussenden	die Übertragung einer Radio- oder Fernsehsendung

Where the eye mixes ausstrahlen and Ausstrahlung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch

ausstrahlen

12 ch

Ausstrahlung

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausstrahlen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtʁaːlən] while Ausstrahlung is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtʁaːlʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37371, 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]. Ausstrahlung is at rank #8,830, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtʁaːlʊŋ].

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 37371, this pair ranks #1,591,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausstrahlen vs Ausstrahlung

Shared letters: ahlnrstu. Private to "ausstrahlen": e. Private to "Ausstrahlung": g.

"ausstrahlen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCCVCCVC · "Ausstrahlung" · 12 letters · shape VVCCCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

ausstrahlen ← asustrahlen · aussrtahlen · ausstarhlen · ausstraheln · ausstrahhlen · ausstrahlenn · ausstrahllen · ausstrahlne
Ausstrahlung ← asustrahlung · aussrtahlung · ausstarhlung · ausstrahhlung · ausstrahllung · ausstrahlnug · ausstrahlugn · ausstrahlungg

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausstrahlen" and "Ausstrahlung" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ausstrahlen" is a verb and "Ausstrahlung" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "ausstrahlen" or "Ausstrahlung"?

"Ausstrahlung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,830 in our German list, against #28,541 for "ausstrahlen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.