Which to use
“ausweichen” and “auszuweichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,815
- “ausweichen” frequency rank
- #23,842
- “auszuweichen” frequency rank
- 34657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausweichen | auszuweichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Bewegung machen, um einen Zusammenstoß zu vermeiden; jemandem Platz machen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausweichen |
Where the eye mixes ausweichen and auszuweichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ausweichen vs auszuweichen
A purely visual mix-up. ausweichen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]) and auszuweichen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯çn̩]) 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 34657, 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]. auszuweichen is at rank #23,842, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯çn̩].
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 34657, this pair ranks #1,658,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausweichen vs auszuweichen
Shared letters: acehinsuw. Private to "ausweichen": -. Private to "auszuweichen": z.
"ausweichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC · "auszuweichen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausweichen ← asuweichen · ausewichen · aussweichen · auswecihen · ausweicchen · ausweicehn · ausweichenn · ausweichhen
- auszuweichen ← asuzuweichen · ausszuweichen · ausuzweichen · auszuewichen · auszuwecihen · auszuweicchen · auszuweicehn · auszuweichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausweichen" and "auszuweichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausweichen" vs "auszuweichen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausweichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuweichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,658,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausweichen" and "auszuweichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszuweichen vs auszuweisen". 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 #1,658,274 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.