Which to use
“ausdehnen” and “auszudehnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,481
- “ausdehnen” frequency rank
- #39,818
- “auszudehnen” frequency rank
- 69299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausdehnen | auszudehnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Länge, Fläche oder das Volumen einer Sache vergrößern | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausdehnen |
Where the eye mixes ausdehnen and auszudehnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausdehnen runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against auszudehnen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausdehnen and auszudehnen
A purely visual mix-up. ausdehnen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən]) and auszudehnen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌdeːnən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69299, 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]. auszudehnen is at rank #39,818, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌdeːnən].
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 69299, this pair ranks #480,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ausdehnen vs auszudehnen
Shared letters: adehnsu. Private to "ausdehnen": -. Private to "auszudehnen": z.
"ausdehnen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auszudehnen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausdehnen ← asudehnen · audsehnen · ausddehnen · ausdehenn · ausdehhnen · ausdehnenn · ausdehnne · ausdehnnen
- auszudehnen ← asuzudehnen · ausszudehnen · ausuzdehnen · auszduehnen · auszuddehnen · auszudehenn · auszudehhnen · auszudehnenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausdehnen" and "auszudehnen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ausdehnen" or "auszudehnen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausdehnen" and "auszudehnen" 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 "auszudehnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #480,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausdehnen" and "auszudehnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszudehnen vs auszudenken". 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 #480,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.