ausbildenvsausbildetWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#13,098
“ausbilden” frequency rank
#44,461
“ausbildet” frequency rank
57559
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausbilden ausbildet
Definition jemandem bestimmte Fertigkeiten und/oder Kenntnisse/Verhaltensweisen beibringen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausbilden

Where the eye mixes ausbilden and ausbildet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausbilden and ausbildet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
ausbilden
9 ch
ausbildet

Why the eye confuses ausbilden with ausbildet

A purely visual mix-up. ausbilden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldn̩]) and ausbildet ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldət]) 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 - n in “ausbilden” becomes t in “ausbildet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57559, 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]. ausbildet is at rank #44,461, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldət].

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 57559, this pair ranks #896,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausbilden vs ausbildet

Shared letters: abdeilsu. Private to "ausbilden": n. Private to "ausbildet": t.

"ausbilden" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC  ·  "ausbildet" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausbilden ← asubilden · aubsilden · ausbbilden · ausbidlen · ausbildden · ausbildenn · ausbildne · ausbiledn
  • ausbildet ← asubildet · aubsildet · ausbbildet · ausbidlet · ausbilddet · ausbildett · ausbildte · ausbiledt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausbilden" and "ausbildet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausbilden" vs "ausbildet" - which ranks higher?
"ausbilden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,098 in our German list, against #44,461 for "ausbildet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausbilden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausbildet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #896,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausbilden" and "ausbildet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abbildet 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 #896,788 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