Which to use
“ausbreiten” and “austreten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,517
- “ausbreiten” frequency rank
- #23,031
- “austreten” frequency rank
- 40548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbreiten | austreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas entfalten, übersichtlich nebeneinanderlegen (um jemandem etwas zu zeigen) | seinen Platz/Bereich die Grenze überschreitend verlassen; aus etwas heraustreten, herausströmen, hervorquellen |
Where the eye mixes ausbreiten and austreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausbreiten runs 10 letters (VVCCCVVCVC) against austreten's 9 (VVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausbreiten vs austreten
A purely visual mix-up. ausbreiten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁaɪ̯tn̩]) and austreten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40548, 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]. austreten is at rank #23,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 40548, this pair ranks #1,505,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausbreiten vs austreten
Shared letters: aenrstu. Private to "ausbreiten": bi. Private to "austreten": -.
"ausbreiten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC · "austreten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausbreiten ← asubreiten · aubsreiten · ausbbreiten · ausberiten · ausbreietn · ausbreitenn · ausbreitne · ausbreitten
- austreten ← asutreten · ausrteten · ausstreten · austerten · austreetn · austretenn · austretne · austretten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausbreiten" for "austreten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausbreiten" vs "austreten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausbreiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "austreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,505,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbreiten" and "austreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auftretens vs austreten". 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 #1,505,266 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.