Which to use
“ausweisen” and “auszuweisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,917
- “ausweisen” frequency rank
- #35,643
- “auszuweisen” frequency rank
- 52560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausweisen | auszuweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | des Landes verweisen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausweisen |
Where the eye mixes ausweisen and auszuweisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausweisen runs 9 letters (VVCCVVCVC) against auszuweisen's 11 (VVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausweisen with auszuweisen
A purely visual mix-up. ausweisen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and auszuweisen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 52560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausweisen is recorded at frequency rank #16,917, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. auszuweisen is at rank #35,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩].
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 52560, this pair ranks #1,092,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausweisen vs auszuweisen
Shared letters: aeinsuw. Private to "ausweisen": -. Private to "auszuweisen": z.
"ausweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "auszuweisen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausweisen ← asuweisen · ausewisen · aussweisen · ausweiesn · ausweisenn · ausweisne · ausweissen · auswesien
- auszuweisen ← asuzuweisen · ausszuweisen · ausuzweisen · auszuewisen · auszuweiesn · auszuweisenn · auszuweisne · auszuweissen
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ausweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,092,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausweisen" and "auszuweisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzuweisen 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 #1,092,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.