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.
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?
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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.