Which to use
“aufzuweisen” and “auszuweisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,137
- “aufzuweisen” frequency rank
- #35,643
- “auszuweisen” frequency rank
- 80780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufzuweisen | auszuweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufweisen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausweisen |
Where the eye mixes aufzuweisen and auszuweisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aufzuweisen and auszuweisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufzuweisen vs auszuweisen
A purely visual mix-up. aufzuweisen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and auszuweisen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 a single letter - f in “aufzuweisen” becomes s in “auszuweisen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufzuweisen is recorded at frequency rank #45,137, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. auszuweisen is at rank #35,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩].
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 80780, this pair ranks #188,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aufzuweisen vs auszuweisen
Shared letters: aeinsuwz. Private to "aufzuweisen": f. Private to "auszuweisen": -.
"aufzuweisen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC · "auszuweisen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufzuweisen ← afuzuweisen · auffzuweisen · aufuzweisen · aufzuewisen · aufzuweiesn · aufzuweisenn · aufzuweisne · aufzuweissen
- auszuweisen ← asuzuweisen · ausszuweisen · ausuzweisen · auszuewisen · auszuweiesn · auszuweisenn · auszuweisne · auszuweissen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aufzuweisen" and "auszuweisen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufzuweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufzuweisen" and "auszuweisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzuweisen vs aufzuweisen". 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 #188,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.