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“rausfinden” and “rauszufinden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,085
“rausfinden” frequency rank
#38,965
“rauszufinden” frequency rank
63050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rausfinden rauszufinden
Definition eine Information als Ergebnis einer Suche erhalten erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs rausfinden

Where the eye mixes rausfinden and rauszufinden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. rausfinden runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCCVC) against rauszufinden's 12 (CVVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
rausfinden
12 ch
rauszufinden

Visual trap between rausfinden and rauszufinden

A purely visual mix-up. rausfinden ([ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩]) and rauszufinden ([ˈʁaʊ̯st͡suˌfɪndn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rausfinden is recorded at frequency rank #24,085, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩]. rauszufinden is at rank #38,965, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯st͡suˌfɪndn̩].

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 63050, this pair ranks #690,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rausfinden vs rauszufinden

Shared letters: adefinrsu. Private to "rausfinden": -. Private to "rauszufinden": z.

"rausfinden" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC  ·  "rauszufinden" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rausfinden ← arusfinden · rasufinden · raufsinden · rausffinden · rausfidnen · rausfindden · rausfindenn · rausfindne
  • rauszufinden ← aruszufinden · rasuzufinden · rausszufinden · rausuzfinden · rauszfuinden · rauszuffinden · rauszufidnen · rauszufindden

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rausfinden" and "rauszufinden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩] versus [ˈʁaʊ̯st͡suˌfɪndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "rausfinden" or "rauszufinden" show up more?
"rausfinden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,085 in our German list, against #38,965 for "rauszufinden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "rausfinden" and "rauszufinden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rausfinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rauszufinden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #690,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #690,646 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list