Which to use
“Ausweise” is a noun and “ausweist” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,902
- “Ausweise” frequency rank
- #45,145
- “ausweist” frequency rank
- 71047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausweise | ausweist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ausweis | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausweisen |
Where the eye mixes Ausweise and ausweist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Ausweise with ausweist
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausweise is [ˈaʊ̯svaɪ̯zə] while ausweist is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Ausweise” becomes t in “ausweist”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71047, 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]. ausweist is at rank #45,145, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯st].
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 71047, this pair ranks #428,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ausweise vs ausweist
Shared letters: aeisuw. Private to "Ausweise": -. Private to "ausweist": t.
"Ausweise" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV · "ausweist" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausweise" and "ausweist" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausweise" or "ausweist" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausweise" and "ausweist" 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 "ausweist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausweise" and "ausweist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausreise 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 #428,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.