Which to use
“ausbilden” is a verb and “Ausbilder” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,098
- “ausbilden” frequency rank
- #15,559
- “Ausbilder” frequency rank
- 28657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbilden | Ausbilder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem bestimmte Fertigkeiten und/oder Kenntnisse/Verhaltensweisen beibringen | Person, die anderen Personen oder auch Tieren etwas beibringt |
Where the eye mixes ausbilden and Ausbilder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausbilden and Ausbilder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausbilden and Ausbilder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausbilden is [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldn̩] while Ausbilder is [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “ausbilden” becomes r in “Ausbilder”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausbilden is recorded at frequency rank #13,098, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldn̩]. Ausbilder is at rank #15,559, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldɐ].
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 28657, this pair ranks #1,780,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausbilden vs Ausbilder
Shared letters: abdeilsu. Private to "ausbilden": n. Private to "Ausbilder": r.
"ausbilden" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "Ausbilder" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausbilden" and "Ausbilder" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ausbilden" or "Ausbilder" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausbilden" and "Ausbilder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausbilden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausbilder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbilden" and "Ausbilder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausbilder vs ausbildet". 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 #1,780,879 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.