ausleihevsAusreiseWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ausleihe is a verb, Ausreise is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ausleihe” is a verb and “Ausreise” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,813
“ausleihe” frequency rank
#22,262
“Ausreise” frequency rank
62075
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausleihe Ausreise
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausleihen Reise aus einem Land in ein anderes

Where the eye mixes ausleihe and Ausreise

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausleihe and Ausreise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
ausleihe
8 ch
Ausreise

Visual trap between ausleihe and Ausreise

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausleihe is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ə] while Ausreise is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausleihe is recorded at frequency rank #39,813, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ə]. Ausreise is at rank #22,262, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zə].

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 62075, this pair ranks #726,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausleihe vs Ausreise

Shared letters: aeisu. Private to "ausleihe": hl. Private to "Ausreise": r.

"ausleihe" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV  ·  "Ausreise" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausleihe ← asuleihe · aulseihe · auselihe · auslehie · ausleieh · ausleihhe · ausliehe · auslleihe
  • Ausreise ← asureise · aurseise · auserise · ausreies · ausreisse · ausresie · ausriese · ausrreise

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausleihe" and "Ausreise" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ausleihe" is a verb and "Ausreise" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ausleihe" vs "Ausreise" - which ranks higher?
"Ausreise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,262 in our German list, against #39,813 for "ausleihe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausleihe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausreise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #726,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausleihe" and "Ausreise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausleihe vs Auslese". 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 #726,104 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list