ausziehenvsauszuziehenTell them apart

Which to use

“ausziehen” and “auszuziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,328
“ausziehen” frequency rank
#26,768
“auszuziehen” frequency rank
36096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausziehen auszuziehen
Definition etwas (für jemanden) durch Ziehen entfernen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausziehen

Where the eye mixes ausziehen and auszuziehen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausziehen runs 9 letters (VVCCVVCVC) against auszuziehen's 11 (VVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
ausziehen
11 ch
auszuziehen

Look-alike desk: ausziehen vs auszuziehen

A purely visual mix-up. ausziehen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːən]) and auszuziehen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌt͡siːən]) 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 36096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausziehen is recorded at frequency rank #9,328, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːən]. auszuziehen is at rank #26,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌt͡siːən].

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 36096, this pair ranks #1,624,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausziehen vs auszuziehen

Shared letters: aehinsuz. Private to "ausziehen": -. Private to "auszuziehen": -.

"ausziehen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC  ·  "auszuziehen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausziehenasuziehen · ausizehen · aussziehen · auszeihen · auszieehn · ausziehenn · ausziehhen · ausziehne
  • auszuziehenasuzuziehen · ausszuziehen · ausuzziehen · auszuizehen · auszuzeihen · auszuzieehn · auszuziehenn · auszuziehhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausziehen" and "auszuziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːən] versus [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌt͡siːən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausziehen" vs "auszuziehen" - which ranks higher?
"ausziehen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,328 in our German list, against #26,768 for "auszuziehen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "auszuziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,624,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausziehen" and "auszuziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufzuziehen vs auszuziehen". 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 #1,624,004 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list