Which to use
“auszeichnen” and “auszeichnet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,177
- “auszeichnen” frequency rank
- #19,828
- “auszeichnet” frequency rank
- 40005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auszeichnen | auszeichnet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden bevorzugt behandeln, indem man ihm/ihr etwas Positives zukommen lässt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auszeichnen |
Where the eye mixes auszeichnen and auszeichnet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. auszeichnen and auszeichnet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses auszeichnen with auszeichnet
A purely visual mix-up. auszeichnen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯çnən]) and auszeichnet ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯çnət]) 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 - n in “auszeichnen” becomes t in “auszeichnet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auszeichnen is recorded at frequency rank #20,177, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯çnən]. auszeichnet is at rank #19,828, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯çnət].
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 40005, this pair ranks #1,520,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auszeichnen vs auszeichnet
Shared letters: acehinsuz. Private to "auszeichnen": -. Private to "auszeichnet": t.
"auszeichnen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCCCVC · "auszeichnet" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auszeichnen ← asuzeichnen · ausezichnen · ausszeichnen · auszecihnen · auszeicchnen · auszeichenn · auszeichhnen · auszeichnenn
- auszeichnet ← asuzeichnet · ausezichnet · ausszeichnet · auszecihnet · auszeicchnet · auszeichent · auszeichhnet · auszeichnett
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auszeichnen" for "auszeichnet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "auszeichnen" vs "auszeichnet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "auszeichnen" and "auszeichnet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auszeichnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszeichnet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,520,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auszeichnen" and "auszeichnet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzeichnet vs auszeichnet". 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 #1,520,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.