Which to use
“Ausreisen” is a noun and “ausweiten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,927
- “Ausreisen” frequency rank
- #24,626
- “ausweiten” frequency rank
- 55553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausreisen | ausweiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausreise | etwas durch Benutzung dehnen und somit dauerhaft weiter machen |
Where the eye mixes Ausreisen and ausweiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausreisen and ausweiten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Ausreisen vs ausweiten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausreisen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zn̩] while ausweiten is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯tn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausreisen is recorded at frequency rank #30,927, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]. 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 55553, this pair ranks #975,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ausreisen vs ausweiten
Shared letters: aeinsu. Private to "Ausreisen": r. Private to "ausweiten": tw.
"Ausreisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "ausweiten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausreisen" and "ausweiten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Ausreisen" or "ausweiten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausreisen" and "ausweiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausreisen" 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 #975,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausreisen" and "ausweiten" 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 #975,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.