Which to use
“Ausschreibungen” and “Ausschreitungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,428
- “Ausschreibungen” frequency rank
- #12,665
- “Ausschreitungen” frequency rank
- 36093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausschreibungen | Ausschreitungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausschreibung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausschreitung |
Where the eye mixes Ausschreibungen and Ausschreitungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. Ausschreibungen and Ausschreitungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCCCVVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Ausschreibungen with Ausschreitungen
A purely visual mix-up. Ausschreibungen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋən]) and Ausschreitungen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʁaɪ̯tʊŋən]) 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 - b in “Ausschreibungen” becomes t in “Ausschreitungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausschreibungen is recorded at frequency rank #23,428, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋən]. Ausschreitungen is at rank #12,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʁaɪ̯tʊŋən].
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 36093, this pair ranks #1,624,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausschreibungen vs Ausschreitungen
Shared letters: aceghinrsu. Private to "Ausschreibungen": b. Private to "Ausschreitungen": t.
"Ausschreibungen" · 15 letters · shape VVCCCCCVVCVCCVC · "Ausschreitungen" · 15 letters · shape VVCCCCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausschreibungen ← asuschreibungen · auschreibungen · auscshreibungen · ausscchreibungen · ausscheribungen · ausschhreibungen · ausschrebiungen · ausschreibbungen
- Ausschreitungen ← asuschreitungen · auschreitungen · auscshreitungen · ausscchreitungen · ausscheritungen · ausschhreitungen · ausschreitnugen · ausschreittungen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausschreibungen" and "Ausschreitungen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausschreibungen" or "Ausschreitungen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausschreibungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausschreitungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,624,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausschreibungen" and "Ausschreitungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abschreibungen vs Ausschreibungen". 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 #1,624,081 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.