Which to use
“ausleihen” and “ausweiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,561
- “ausleihen” frequency rank
- #24,626
- “ausweiten” frequency rank
- 40187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausleihen | ausweiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand(em) etwas borgen | etwas durch Benutzung dehnen und somit dauerhaft weiter machen |
Where the eye mixes ausleihen and ausweiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausleihen and ausweiten 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 ausweiten
A purely visual mix-up. ausleihen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]) and ausweiten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯tn̩]) 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 40187, 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]. ausweiten is at rank #24,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯tn̩].
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 40187, this pair ranks #1,515,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausleihen vs ausweiten
Shared letters: aeinsu. Private to "ausleihen": hl. Private to "ausweiten": tw.
"ausleihen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "ausweiten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausleihen" and "ausweiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausleihen" or "ausweiten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausleihen" and "ausweiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausleihen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausweiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausleihen" and "ausweiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwerten vs ausweiten". 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 #1,515,650 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.