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Which to use

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

#17,517
“ausbreiten” frequency rank
#28,077
“ausbreitet” frequency rank
45594
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausbreiten ausbreitet
Definition etwas entfalten, übersichtlich nebeneinanderlegen (um jemandem etwas zu zeigen) 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausbreiten

Where the eye mixes ausbreiten and ausbreitet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausbreiten and ausbreitet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
ausbreiten
10 ch
ausbreitet

Visual trap between ausbreiten and ausbreitet

A purely visual mix-up. ausbreiten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁaɪ̯tn̩]) and ausbreitet ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁaɪ̯tət]) 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 “ausbreiten” becomes t in “ausbreitet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausbreiten is recorded at frequency rank #17,517, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁaɪ̯tn̩]. ausbreitet is at rank #28,077, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁaɪ̯tət].

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 45594, this pair ranks #1,347,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausbreiten vs ausbreitet

Shared letters: abeirstu. Private to "ausbreiten": n. Private to "ausbreitet": -.

"ausbreiten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC  ·  "ausbreitet" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausbreiten ← asubreiten · aubsreiten · ausbbreiten · ausberiten · ausbreietn · ausbreitenn · ausbreitne · ausbreitten
  • ausbreitet ← asubreitet · aubsreitet · ausbbreitet · ausberitet · ausbreiett · ausbreitett · ausbreitte · ausbreittet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausbreiten" and "ausbreitet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁaɪ̯tn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁaɪ̯tət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausbreiten" or "ausbreitet"?
"ausbreiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,517 in our German list, against #28,077 for "ausbreitet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ausbreiten" and "ausbreitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausbreiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausbreitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,347,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausbreiten" and "ausbreitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausbreiten vs austreiben". 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 #1,347,746 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