Which to use
“Ausweis” and “Ausweise” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,576
- “Ausweis” frequency rank
- #25,902
- “Ausweise” frequency rank
- 33478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausweis | Ausweise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dokument, das als Bestätigung oder Legitimation ausgestellt worden ist und Angaben zur betreffenden Person enthält | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ausweis |
Where the eye mixes Ausweis and Ausweise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausweis runs 7 letters (VVCCVVC) against Ausweise's 8 (VVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ausweis vs Ausweise
A purely visual mix-up. Ausweis ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯s]) and Ausweise ([ˈaʊ̯svaɪ̯zə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Ausweis” sits inside “Ausweise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausweis is recorded at frequency rank #7,576, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯s]. Ausweise is at rank #25,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯svaɪ̯zə].
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 33478, this pair ranks #1,685,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausweis vs Ausweise
Shared letters: aeisuw. Private to "Ausweis": -. Private to "Ausweise": -.
"Ausweis" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVVC · "Ausweise" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausweis" and "Ausweise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausweis" or "Ausweise" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausweis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausweise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,685,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausweis" and "Ausweise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausweise 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 #1,685,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.