Which to use
“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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "rausfinden" or "rauszufinden" show up more?
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.