Which to use
“ausstehen” and “ausstellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,452
- “ausstehen” frequency rank
- #16,360
- “ausstellen” frequency rank
- 41812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausstehen | ausstellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erwartet werden, aber noch fehlen | etwas zur Schau stellen |
Where the eye mixes ausstehen and ausstellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausstehen runs 9 letters (VVCCCVCVC) against ausstellen's 10 (VVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausstehen vs ausstellen
A purely visual mix-up. ausstehen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən]) and ausstellen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɛlən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausstehen is recorded at frequency rank #25,452, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən]. ausstellen is at rank #16,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɛlən].
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 41812, this pair ranks #1,468,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausstehen vs ausstellen
Shared letters: aenstu. Private to "ausstehen": h. Private to "ausstellen": l.
"ausstehen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC · "ausstellen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausstehen ← asustehen · aussethen · aussteehn · ausstehenn · ausstehhen · ausstehne · ausstheen · aussttehen
- ausstellen ← asustellen · aussetllen · aussteleln · ausstelen · ausstellenn · ausstellne · ausstlelen · aussttellen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausstehen" for "ausstellen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ausstehen" or "ausstellen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausstehen" and "ausstellen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausstehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausstellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,468,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausstehen" and "ausstellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aussehend vs ausstehen". 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 #1,468,318 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.