Which to use
“ausreichen” and “ausweichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,232
- “ausreichen” frequency rank
- #10,815
- “ausweichen” frequency rank
- 21047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreichen | ausweichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | genügen, zufriedenstellend sein | eine Bewegung machen, um einen Zusammenstoß zu vermeiden; jemandem Platz machen |
Where the eye mixes ausreichen and ausweichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausreichen and ausweichen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausreichen vs ausweichen
A purely visual mix-up. ausreichen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and ausweichen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “ausreichen” becomes w in “ausweichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausreichen is recorded at frequency rank #10,232, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]. ausweichen is at rank #10,815, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩].
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 21047, this pair ranks #1,890,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausreichen vs ausweichen
Shared letters: acehinsu. Private to "ausreichen": r. Private to "ausweichen": w.
"ausreichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC · "ausweichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausreichen ← asureichen · aurseichen · auserichen · ausrecihen · ausreicchen · ausreicehn · ausreichenn · ausreichhen
- ausweichen ← asuweichen · ausewichen · aussweichen · auswecihen · ausweicchen · ausweicehn · ausweichenn · ausweichhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausreichen" and "ausweichen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ausreichen" or "ausweichen"?
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 "ausreichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausweichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,890,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreichen" and "ausweichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgewichen vs ausweichen". 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 #1,890,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.