Which to use
“ausgewichen” and “ausreichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,446
- “ausgewichen” frequency rank
- #10,232
- “ausreichen” frequency rank
- 43678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgewichen | ausreichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausweichen | genügen, zufriedenstellend sein |
Where the eye mixes ausgewichen and ausreichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgewichen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCVC) against ausreichen's 10 (VVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausgewichen vs ausreichen
A purely visual mix-up. ausgewichen ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɪçn̩]) and ausreichen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgewichen is recorded at frequency rank #33,446, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɪçn̩]. ausreichen is at rank #10,232, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩].
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 43678, this pair ranks #1,410,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgewichen vs ausreichen
Shared letters: acehinsu. Private to "ausgewichen": gw. Private to "ausreichen": r.
"ausgewichen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "ausreichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgewichen ← asugewichen · augsewichen · ausegwichen · ausgeiwchen · ausgewcihen · ausgewicchen · ausgewicehn · ausgewichenn
- ausreichen ← asureichen · aurseichen · auserichen · ausrecihen · ausreicchen · ausreicehn · ausreichenn · ausreichhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgewichen" for "ausreichen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ausgewichen" or "ausreichen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgewichen" and "ausreichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,410,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgewichen" and "ausreichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgewachsen vs ausgewichen". 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 #1,410,384 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.