Which to use
“Ausschreibung” and “Ausschreibungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,234
- “Ausschreibung” frequency rank
- #23,428
- “Ausschreibungen” frequency rank
- 33662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausschreibung | Ausschreibungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schriftliche Bekanntmachung darüber, dass man ein bestimmtes Angebot macht, mit der Aufforderung, sich darum zu bewerben oder daran teilzunehmen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausschreibung |
Where the eye mixes Ausschreibung and Ausschreibungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. Ausschreibung runs 13 letters (VVCCCCCVVCVCC) against Ausschreibungen's 15 (VVCCCCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Ausschreibung with Ausschreibungen
A purely visual mix-up. Ausschreibung ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]) and Ausschreibungen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Ausschreibung” sits inside “Ausschreibungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausschreibung is recorded at frequency rank #10,234, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Ausschreibungen is at rank #23,428, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋən].
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 33662, this pair ranks #1,680,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausschreibung vs Ausschreibungen
Shared letters: abceghinrsu. Private to "Ausschreibung": -. Private to "Ausschreibungen": -.
"Ausschreibung" · 13 letters · shape VVCCCCCVVCVCC · "Ausschreibungen" · 15 letters · shape VVCCCCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausschreibung ← asuschreibung · auschreibung · auscshreibung · ausscchreibung · ausscheribung · ausschhreibung · ausschrebiung · ausschreibbung
- Ausschreibungen ← asuschreibungen · auschreibungen · auscshreibungen · ausscchreibungen · ausscheribungen · ausschhreibungen · ausschrebiungen · ausschreibbungen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausschreibung" and "Ausschreibungen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Ausschreibung" vs "Ausschreibungen" - which ranks higher?
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 "Ausschreibung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausschreibungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausschreibung" and "Ausschreibungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abschreibung vs Ausschreibung". 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 #1,680,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.