Which to use
“ausführen” and “auszuführen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,150
- “ausführen” frequency rank
- #14,508
- “auszuführen” frequency rank
- 21658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausführen | auszuführen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in andere Länder verkaufen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausführen |
Where the eye mixes ausführen and auszuführen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ausführen and auszuführen
A purely visual mix-up. ausführen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁən]) and auszuführen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌfyːʁən]) 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 21658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausführen is recorded at frequency rank #7,150, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁən]. auszuführen is at rank #14,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌfyːʁən].
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 21658, this pair ranks #1,883,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausführen vs auszuführen
Shared letters: aefhnrsuü. Private to "ausführen": -. Private to "auszuführen": z.
"ausführen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auszuführen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausführen" and "auszuführen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausführen" or "auszuführen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausführen" and "auszuführen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausführen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuführen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,883,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausführen" and "auszuführen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszuführen vs auszuruhen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,883,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.