Which to use
“Ostern” is a noun and “outen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,225
- “Ostern” frequency rank
- #35,369
- “outen” frequency rank
- 41594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ostern | outen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fest der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, beginnend zum Sonntag nach dem ersten Frühlingsvollmond | etwas bis dahin Verheimlichtes über sich bekennen, bekannt machen |
Where the eye mixes Ostern and outen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Ostern runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against outen's 5 (VVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ostern vs outen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ostern is [ˈoːstɐn] while outen is [ˈaʊ̯tn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ostern is recorded at frequency rank #6,225, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoːstɐn]. outen is at rank #35,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯tn̩].
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 41594, this pair ranks #1,474,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ostern vs outen
Shared letters: enot. Private to "Ostern": rs. Private to "outen": u.
"Ostern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "outen" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ostern" for "outen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Ostern" vs "outen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ostern" and "outen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ostern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "outen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,474,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ostern" and "outen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Oasen vs outen". 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 #1,474,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.