Which to use
“ausleihen” is a verb and “Ausreisen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,561
- “ausleihen” frequency rank
- #30,927
- “Ausreisen” frequency rank
- 46488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausleihen | Ausreisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand(em) etwas borgen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausreise |
Where the eye mixes ausleihen and Ausreisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausleihen and Ausreisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ausleihen with Ausreisen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausleihen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən] while Ausreisen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]. 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 46488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausleihen is recorded at frequency rank #15,561, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]. Ausreisen is at rank #30,927, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zn̩].
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 46488, this pair ranks #1,317,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausleihen vs Ausreisen
Shared letters: aeinsu. Private to "ausleihen": hl. Private to "Ausreisen": r.
"ausleihen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "Ausreisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausleihen" and "Ausreisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausleihen" or "Ausreisen"?
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 "ausleihen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausreisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,317,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausleihen" and "Ausreisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausreisen vs austreiben". 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 #1,317,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.