Which to use
“ausweichen” and “ausweisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,815
- “ausweichen” frequency rank
- #16,917
- “ausweisen” frequency rank
- 27732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausweichen | ausweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Bewegung machen, um einen Zusammenstoß zu vermeiden; jemandem Platz machen | des Landes verweisen |
Where the eye mixes ausweichen and ausweisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausweichen runs 10 letters (VVCCVVCCVC) against ausweisen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausweichen vs ausweisen
A purely visual mix-up. ausweichen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]) and ausweisen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 27732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausweichen is recorded at frequency rank #10,815, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. ausweisen is at rank #16,917, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩].
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 27732, this pair ranks #1,796,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausweichen vs ausweisen
Shared letters: aeinsuw. Private to "ausweichen": ch. Private to "ausweisen": -.
"ausweichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC · "ausweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausweichen ← asuweichen · ausewichen · aussweichen · auswecihen · ausweicchen · ausweicehn · ausweichenn · ausweichhen
- ausweisen ← asuweisen · ausewisen · aussweisen · ausweiesn · ausweisenn · ausweisne · ausweissen · auswesien
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausweichen" and "ausweisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausweichen" vs "ausweisen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausweichen" and "ausweisen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausweichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausweichen" and "ausweisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausweisen vs ausweist". 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 #1,796,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.