AusbeutungvsAuswertungConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,010
“Ausbeutung” frequency rank
#6,155
“Auswertung” frequency rank
17165
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausbeutung Auswertung
Definition Gewinnung, Nutzbarmachung (vor allem von Rohstoffen, materiellen Ressourcen) das Ziehen oder Gewinnen von Schlüssen aus einem Befund, oder das Gewinnen von Ergebnissen aus bekannten beziehungsweise bekannt gewordenen Tatsachen

Where the eye mixes Ausbeutung and Auswertung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Ausbeutung (VVCCVVCVCC) and Auswertung (VVCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
Ausbeutung
10 ch
Auswertung

Why the eye confuses Ausbeutung with Auswertung

A purely visual mix-up. Ausbeutung ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔɪ̯tʊŋ]) and Auswertung ([ˈaʊ̯sveːɐ̯tʊŋ]) 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 17165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausbeutung is recorded at frequency rank #11,010, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔɪ̯tʊŋ]. Auswertung is at rank #6,155, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sveːɐ̯tʊŋ].

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 17165, this pair ranks #1,929,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ausbeutung vs Auswertung

Shared letters: aegnstu. Private to "Ausbeutung": b. Private to "Auswertung": rw.

"Ausbeutung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCC  ·  "Auswertung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausbeutung ← asubeutung · aubseutung · ausbbeutung · ausbetuung · ausbeutnug · ausbeuttung · ausbeutugn · ausbeutungg
  • Auswertung ← asuwertung · ausewrtung · ausswertung · auswerrtung · auswertnug · auswerttung · auswertugn · auswertungg

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ausbeutung" and "Auswertung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɔɪ̯tʊŋ] versus [ˈaʊ̯sveːɐ̯tʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ausbeutung" vs "Auswertung" - which ranks higher?
"Auswertung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,155 in our German list, against #11,010 for "Ausbeutung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausbeutung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auswertung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,929,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausbeutung" and "Auswertung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausbeuten vs Ausbeutung". 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 #1,929,808 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