Which to use
“aufweisen” and “ausweiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,390
- “aufweisen” frequency rank
- #24,626
- “ausweiten” frequency rank
- 31016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufweisen | ausweiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas als Merkmal haben | etwas durch Benutzung dehnen und somit dauerhaft weiter machen |
Where the eye mixes aufweisen and ausweiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufweisen and ausweiten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aufweisen and ausweiten
A purely visual mix-up. aufweisen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and ausweiten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯tn̩]) 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 31016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufweisen is recorded at frequency rank #6,390, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. ausweiten is at rank #24,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯tn̩].
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 31016, this pair ranks #1,736,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufweisen vs ausweiten
Shared letters: aeinsuw. Private to "aufweisen": f. Private to "ausweiten": t.
"aufweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "ausweiten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufweisen" for "ausweiten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "aufweisen" or "ausweiten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aufweisen" and "ausweiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausweiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,736,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufweisen" and "ausweiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwerten vs ausweiten". 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 #1,736,470 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.