Which to use
“ausdehnen” and “ausdenken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,481
- “ausdehnen” frequency rank
- #12,025
- “ausdenken” frequency rank
- 41506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausdehnen | ausdenken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Länge, Fläche oder das Volumen einer Sache vergrößern | sich etwas Neues überlegen |
Where the eye mixes ausdehnen and ausdenken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausdehnen and ausdenken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ausdehnen with ausdenken
A purely visual mix-up. ausdehnen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən]) and ausdenken ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausdehnen is recorded at frequency rank #29,481, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən]. ausdenken is at rank #12,025, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkn̩].
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 41506, this pair ranks #1,477,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausdehnen vs ausdenken
Shared letters: adensu. Private to "ausdehnen": h. Private to "ausdenken": k.
"ausdehnen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausdenken" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausdehnen" and "ausdenken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausdehnen" or "ausdenken"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausdehnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausdenken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,477,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausdehnen" and "ausdenken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausdehnen vs auszudehnen". 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 #1,477,388 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.