Which to use
“austauschen” and “auszutauschen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,680
- “austauschen” frequency rank
- #15,033
- “auszutauschen” frequency rank
- 23713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | austauschen | auszutauschen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich wechselseitig Gleichartiges geben | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs austauschen |
Where the eye mixes austauschen and auszutauschen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. austauschen runs 11 letters (VVCCVVCCCVC) against auszutauschen's 13 (VVCCVCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: austauschen vs auszutauschen
A purely visual mix-up. austauschen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtaʊ̯ʃn̩]) and auszutauschen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌtaʊ̯ʃn̩]) 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 23713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
austauschen is recorded at frequency rank #8,680, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtaʊ̯ʃn̩]. auszutauschen is at rank #15,033, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌtaʊ̯ʃn̩].
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 23713, this pair ranks #1,857,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of austauschen vs auszutauschen
Shared letters: acehnstu. Private to "austauschen": -. Private to "auszutauschen": z.
"austauschen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCCCVC · "auszutauschen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- austauschen ← asutauschen · ausatuschen · ausstauschen · austasuchen · austaucshen · austauscchen · austauscehn · austauschenn
- auszutauschen ← asuzutauschen · ausszutauschen · ausuztauschen · ausztuauschen · auszuatuschen · auszutasuchen · auszutaucshen · auszutauscchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "austauschen" and "auszutauschen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "austauschen" vs "auszutauschen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "austauschen" and "auszutauschen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "austauschen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszutauschen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "austauschen" and "auszutauschen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auftauchen vs austauschen". 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 #1,857,626 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.