Which to use
“Ausweise” is a noun and “ausweisen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,902
- “Ausweise” frequency rank
- #16,917
- “ausweisen” frequency rank
- 42819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausweise | ausweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ausweis | des Landes verweisen |
Where the eye mixes Ausweise and ausweisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Ausweise runs 8 letters (VVCCVVCV) against ausweisen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Ausweise with ausweisen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausweise is [ˈaʊ̯svaɪ̯zə] while ausweisen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Ausweise” sits inside “ausweisen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausweise is recorded at frequency rank #25,902, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯svaɪ̯zə]. 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 42819, this pair ranks #1,437,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ausweise vs ausweisen
Shared letters: aeisuw. Private to "Ausweise": -. Private to "ausweisen": n.
"Ausweise" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV · "ausweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausweise" and "ausweisen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausweise" or "ausweisen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausweise" and "ausweisen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausweise" 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 #1,437,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausweise" and "ausweisen" 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 #1,437,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.