Which to use
“ansteigen” and “austeilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,504
- “ansteigen” frequency rank
- #37,978
- “austeilen” frequency rank
- 55482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ansteigen | austeilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an Höhe gewinnen, nach oben verlaufen | Gegenstände an mehrere Personen verteilen |
Where the eye mixes ansteigen and austeilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ansteigen (VCCCVVCVC) and austeilen (VVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ansteigen and austeilen
A purely visual mix-up. ansteigen ([ˈanˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]) and austeilen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtaɪ̯lən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ansteigen is recorded at frequency rank #17,504, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. austeilen is at rank #37,978, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtaɪ̯lən].
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 55482, this pair ranks #977,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ansteigen vs austeilen
Shared letters: aeinst. Private to "ansteigen": g. Private to "austeilen": lu.
"ansteigen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "austeilen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ansteigen" for "austeilen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ansteigen" or "austeilen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ansteigen" and "austeilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ansteigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "austeilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #977,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ansteigen" and "austeilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "austeilen vs austreiben". 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 #977,823 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.