Which to use
“ausleihen” and “ausweisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,561
- “ausleihen” frequency rank
- #16,917
- “ausweisen” frequency rank
- 32478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausleihen | ausweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand(em) etwas borgen | des Landes verweisen |
Where the eye mixes ausleihen and ausweisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausleihen and ausweisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausleihen vs ausweisen
A purely visual mix-up. ausleihen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]) and ausweisen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32478, 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]. ausweisen is at rank #16,917, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩].
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 32478, this pair ranks #1,706,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausleihen vs ausweisen
Shared letters: aeinsu. Private to "ausleihen": hl. Private to "ausweisen": w.
"ausleihen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "ausweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausleihen" and "ausweisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausleihen" vs "ausweisen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausleihen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,706,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausleihen" and "ausweisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausweisen vs ausweist". 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 #1,706,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.