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.
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
- ausziehen ← asuziehen · ausizehen · aussziehen · auszeihen · auszieehn · ausziehenn · ausziehhen · ausziehne
- auszuziehen ← asuzuziehen · ausszuziehen · ausuzziehen · auszuizehen · auszuzeihen · auszuzieehn · auszuziehenn · auszuziehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausziehen" and "auszuziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausziehen" vs "auszuziehen" - 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 "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.