Which to use
“auszuleben” and “auszulegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,034
- “auszuleben” frequency rank
- #31,445
- “auszulegen” frequency rank
- 74479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auszuleben | auszulegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausleben | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auslegen |
Where the eye mixes auszuleben and auszulegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. auszuleben and auszulegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses auszuleben with auszulegen
A purely visual mix-up. auszuleben ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌleːbn̩]) and auszulegen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌleːɡn̩]) 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 - b in “auszuleben” becomes g in “auszulegen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auszuleben is recorded at frequency rank #43,034, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌleːbn̩]. auszulegen is at rank #31,445, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌleːɡn̩].
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 74479, this pair ranks #332,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of auszuleben vs auszulegen
Shared letters: aelnsuz. Private to "auszuleben": b. Private to "auszulegen": g.
"auszuleben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC · "auszulegen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auszuleben ← asuzuleben · ausszuleben · ausuzleben · auszlueben · auszuelben · auszulbeen · auszulebben · auszulebenn
- auszulegen ← asuzulegen · ausszulegen · ausuzlegen · auszluegen · auszuelgen · auszuleegn · auszulegenn · auszuleggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auszuleben" and "auszulegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "auszuleben" or "auszulegen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuleben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszulegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auszuleben" and "auszulegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszulegen vs auszusagen". 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 #332,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.