Which to use
“ausleihe” is a verb and “Ausweise” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,813
- “ausleihe” frequency rank
- #25,902
- “Ausweise” frequency rank
- 65715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausleihe | Ausweise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausleihen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ausweis |
Where the eye mixes ausleihe and Ausweise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausleihe and Ausweise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausleihe and Ausweise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausleihe is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ə] while Ausweise is [ˈaʊ̯svaɪ̯zə]. 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 65715, 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]. Ausweise is at rank #25,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯svaɪ̯zə].
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 65715, this pair ranks #597,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausleihe vs Ausweise
Shared letters: aeisu. Private to "ausleihe": hl. Private to "Ausweise": w.
"ausleihe" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV · "Ausweise" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausleihe" and "Ausweise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausleihe" or "Ausweise" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausleihe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausweise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #597,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausleihe" and "Ausweise" 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 #597,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.