Which to use
“ausweichen” and “auszeichnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,815
- “ausweichen” frequency rank
- #20,177
- “auszeichnen” frequency rank
- 30992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausweichen | auszeichnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Bewegung machen, um einen Zusammenstoß zu vermeiden; jemandem Platz machen | jemanden bevorzugt behandeln, indem man ihm/ihr etwas Positives zukommen lässt |
Where the eye mixes ausweichen and auszeichnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausweichen runs 10 letters (VVCCVVCCVC) against auszeichnen's 11 (VVCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausweichen vs auszeichnen
A purely visual mix-up. ausweichen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]) and auszeichnen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯çnən]) 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 30992, 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]. auszeichnen is at rank #20,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯çnən].
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 30992, this pair ranks #1,736,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausweichen vs auszeichnen
Shared letters: acehinsu. Private to "ausweichen": w. Private to "auszeichnen": z.
"ausweichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC · "auszeichnen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausweichen ← asuweichen · ausewichen · aussweichen · auswecihen · ausweicchen · ausweicehn · ausweichenn · ausweichhen
- auszeichnen ← asuzeichnen · ausezichnen · ausszeichnen · auszecihnen · auszeicchnen · auszeichenn · auszeichhnen · auszeichnenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausweichen" and "auszeichnen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ausweichen" or "auszeichnen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausweichen" and "auszeichnen" 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 "auszeichnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,736,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausweichen" and "auszeichnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausrechnen vs auszeichnen". 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 #1,736,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.