Which to use
“aufweist” is a verb and “Ausweis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,985
- “aufweist” frequency rank
- #7,576
- “Ausweis” frequency rank
- 16561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufweist | Ausweis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufweisen | Dokument, das als Bestätigung oder Legitimation ausgestellt worden ist und Angaben zur betreffenden Person enthält |
Where the eye mixes aufweist and Ausweis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aufweist runs 8 letters (VVCCVVCC) against Ausweis's 7 (VVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aufweist vs Ausweis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aufweist is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯st] while Ausweis is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯s]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufweist is recorded at frequency rank #8,985, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯st]. Ausweis is at rank #7,576, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯s].
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 16561, this pair ranks #1,934,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufweist vs Ausweis
Shared letters: aeisuw. Private to "aufweist": ft. Private to "Ausweis": -.
"aufweist" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC · "Ausweis" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aufweist" and "Ausweis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aufweist" or "Ausweis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aufweist" and "Ausweis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufweist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausweis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufweist" and "Ausweis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufweist vs ausweist". 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 #1,934,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.