Which to use
“ausweiten” and “auswerten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,626
- “ausweiten” frequency rank
- #26,312
- “auswerten” frequency rank
- 50938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausweiten | auswerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas durch Benutzung dehnen und somit dauerhaft weiter machen | aus einem Befund, aus einer bekannten Tatsache gesuchte Ergebnisse gewinnen oder Schlüsse ziehen |
Where the eye mixes ausweiten and auswerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausweiten (VVCCVVCVC) and auswerten (VVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses ausweiten with auswerten
A purely visual mix-up. ausweiten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯tn̩]) and auswerten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌveːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 a single letter - i in “ausweiten” becomes r in “auswerten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausweiten is recorded at frequency rank #24,626, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯tn̩]. auswerten is at rank #26,312, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌveːɐ̯tn̩].
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 50938, this pair ranks #1,154,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausweiten vs auswerten
Shared letters: aenstuw. Private to "ausweiten": i. Private to "auswerten": r.
"ausweiten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "auswerten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausweiten" for "auswerten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausweiten" vs "auswerten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausweiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auswerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,154,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausweiten" and "auswerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwerten vs auswerten". 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 #1,154,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.