aussteigenvsauszusteigenConfusable pair

Which to use

“aussteigen” and “auszusteigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,679
“aussteigen” frequency rank
#30,458
“auszusteigen” frequency rank
39137
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aussteigen auszusteigen
Definition sich aus einem Beförderungsmittel begeben, ein Verkehrsmittel verlassen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aussteigen

Where the eye mixes aussteigen and auszusteigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aussteigen runs 10 letters (VVCCCVVCVC) against auszusteigen's 12 (VVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
aussteigen
12 ch
auszusteigen

Visual trap between aussteigen and auszusteigen

A purely visual mix-up. aussteigen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]) and auszusteigen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aussteigen is recorded at frequency rank #8,679, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. auszusteigen is at rank #30,458, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩].

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 39137, this pair ranks #1,545,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aussteigen vs auszusteigen

Shared letters: aeginstu. Private to "aussteigen": -. Private to "auszusteigen": z.

"aussteigen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC  ·  "auszusteigen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aussteigen ← asusteigen · aussetigen · ausstegien · aussteiegn · aussteigenn · aussteiggen · aussteigne · ausstiegen
  • auszusteigen ← asuzusteigen · ausszusteigen · ausuzsteigen · auszsuteigen · auszusetigen · auszussteigen · auszustegien · auszusteiegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aussteigen" for "auszusteigen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "aussteigen" or "auszusteigen" show up more?
"aussteigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,679 in our German list, against #30,458 for "auszusteigen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "aussteigen" and "auszusteigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aussteigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "auszusteigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,545,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aussteigen" and "auszusteigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufzusteigen vs auszusteigen". 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 #1,545,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list