Which to use
“ausbauen” and “ausräumen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,681
- “ausbauen” frequency rank
- #34,528
- “ausräumen” frequency rank
- 44209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbauen | ausräumen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Teil aus einer Maschine, einer technischen Anlage herausnehmen | einen Raum oder ein Behältnis, in dem Dinge verwahrt sind, leeren |
Where the eye mixes ausbauen and ausräumen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausbauen runs 8 letters (VVCCVVVC) against ausräumen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausbauen with ausräumen
A purely visual mix-up. ausbauen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbaʊ̯ən]) and ausräumen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔɪ̯mən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausbauen is recorded at frequency rank #9,681, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbaʊ̯ən]. ausräumen is at rank #34,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔɪ̯mən].
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 44209, this pair ranks #1,393,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausbauen vs ausräumen
Shared letters: aensu. Private to "ausbauen": b. Private to "ausräumen": mrä.
"ausbauen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVVC · "ausräumen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausbauen ← asubauen · aubsauen · ausabuen · ausbaeun · ausbauenn · ausbaune · ausbbauen · ausbuaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausbauen" and "ausräumen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausbauen" or "ausräumen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausbauen" and "ausräumen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausbauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausräumen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,393,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbauen" and "ausräumen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausräumen vs auszuräumen". 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 #1,393,467 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.