Which to use
“ausdenken” and “auszudenken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,025
- “ausdenken” frequency rank
- #28,083
- “auszudenken” frequency rank
- 40108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausdenken | auszudenken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich etwas Neues überlegen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausdenken |
Where the eye mixes ausdenken and auszudenken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausdenken runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against auszudenken's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausdenken and auszudenken
A purely visual mix-up. ausdenken ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkn̩]) and auszudenken ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌdɛŋkn̩]) 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 40108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausdenken is recorded at frequency rank #12,025, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkn̩]. auszudenken is at rank #28,083, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌdɛŋkn̩].
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 40108, this pair ranks #1,517,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausdenken vs auszudenken
Shared letters: adeknsu. Private to "ausdenken": -. Private to "auszudenken": z.
"ausdenken" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auszudenken" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausdenken ← asudenken · audsenken · ausddenken · ausdeknen · ausdenekn · ausdenkenn · ausdenkken · ausdenkne
- auszudenken ← asuzudenken · ausszudenken · ausuzdenken · auszduenken · auszuddenken · auszudeknen · auszudenekn · auszudenkenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausdenken" for "auszudenken" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ausdenken" or "auszudenken" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausdenken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszudenken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,517,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausdenken" and "auszudenken" 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 #1,517,840 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.