AusbeutevsAusbeutenTell them apart

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“Ausbeute” and “Ausbeuten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,479
“Ausbeute” frequency rank
#33,982
“Ausbeuten” frequency rank
52461
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausbeute Ausbeuten
Definition Ertrag einer Tätigkeit Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausbeute

Where the eye mixes Ausbeute and Ausbeuten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Ausbeute runs 8 letters (VVCCVVCV) against Ausbeuten's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Ausbeute
9 ch
Ausbeuten

Look-alike desk: Ausbeute vs Ausbeuten

A purely visual mix-up. Ausbeute ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔɪ̯tə]) and Ausbeuten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔɪ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Ausbeute” sits inside “Ausbeuten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausbeute is recorded at frequency rank #18,479, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔɪ̯tə]. Ausbeuten is at rank #33,982, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔɪ̯tn̩].

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 52461, this pair ranks #1,095,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ausbeute vs Ausbeuten

Shared letters: abestu. Private to "Ausbeute": -. Private to "Ausbeuten": n.

"Ausbeute" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV  ·  "Ausbeuten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausbeute ← asubeute · aubseute · ausbbeute · ausbetue · ausbeuet · ausbeutte · ausbuete · ausebute
  • Ausbeuten ← asubeuten · aubseuten · ausbbeuten · ausbetuen · ausbeuetn · ausbeutenn · ausbeutne · ausbeutten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ausbeute" and "Ausbeuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔɪ̯tə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔɪ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Ausbeute" or "Ausbeuten"?
"Ausbeute" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,479 in our German list, against #33,982 for "Ausbeuten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausbeute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausbeuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,095,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausbeute" and "Ausbeuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausbeuten vs auszubeuten". 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 #1,095,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list