auszulebenvsauszuübenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#43,034
“auszuleben” frequency rank
#13,549
“auszuüben” frequency rank
56583
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature auszuleben auszuüben
Definition erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausleben erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausüben

Where the eye mixes auszuleben and auszuüben

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. auszuleben runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCVC) against auszuüben's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
auszuleben
9 ch
auszuüben

Look-alike desk: auszuleben vs auszuüben

A purely visual mix-up. auszuleben ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌleːbn̩]) and auszuüben ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʔyːbn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56583, 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]. auszuüben is at rank #13,549, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʔyːbn̩].

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 56583, this pair ranks #934,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of auszuleben vs auszuüben

Shared letters: abensuz. Private to "auszuleben": l. Private to "auszuüben": ü.

"auszuleben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC  ·  "auszuüben" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • auszulebenasuzuleben · ausszuleben · ausuzleben · auszlueben · auszuelben · auszulbeen · auszulebben · auszulebenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "auszuleben" and "auszuüben" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌleːbn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʔyːbn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "auszuleben" or "auszuüben" show up more?
"auszuüben" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,549 in our German list, against #43,034 for "auszuleben". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "auszuleben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "auszuüben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #934,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "auszuleben" and "auszuüben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszuleben vs auszulegen". 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 #934,663 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