Which to use
“ausdehnen” and “ausnehmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,481
- “ausdehnen” frequency rank
- #34,527
- “ausnehmen” frequency rank
- 64008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausdehnen | ausnehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Länge, Fläche oder das Volumen einer Sache vergrößern | Eingeweide eines getöteten Tieres entfernen |
Where the eye mixes ausdehnen and ausnehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausdehnen and ausnehmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausdehnen vs ausnehmen
A purely visual mix-up. ausdehnen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən]) and ausnehmen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌneːmən]) 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 64008, 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]. ausnehmen is at rank #34,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌneːmən].
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 64008, this pair ranks #656,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausdehnen vs ausnehmen
Shared letters: aehnsu. Private to "ausdehnen": d. Private to "ausnehmen": m.
"ausdehnen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausnehmen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausdehnen" for "ausnehmen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ausdehnen" or "ausnehmen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausdehnen" and "ausnehmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausdehnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausnehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #656,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausdehnen" and "ausnehmen" 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 #656,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.