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

#23,842
“auszuweichen” frequency rank
#35,643
“auszuweisen” frequency rank
59485
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature auszuweichen auszuweisen
Definition erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausweichen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausweisen

Where the eye mixes auszuweichen and auszuweisen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
auszuweichen
11 ch
auszuweisen

Look-alike desk: auszuweichen vs auszuweisen

A purely visual mix-up. auszuweichen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯çn̩]) and auszuweisen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 59485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

auszuweichen is recorded at frequency rank #23,842, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. auszuweisen is at rank #35,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩].

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 59485, this pair ranks #822,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of auszuweichen vs auszuweisen

Shared letters: aeinsuwz. Private to "auszuweichen": ch. Private to "auszuweisen": -.

"auszuweichen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCCVC  ·  "auszuweisen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • auszuweichenasuzuweichen · ausszuweichen · ausuzweichen · auszuewichen · auszuwecihen · auszuweicchen · auszuweicehn · auszuweichenn
  • auszuweisenasuzuweisen · ausszuweisen · ausuzweisen · auszuewisen · auszuweiesn · auszuweisenn · auszuweisne · auszuweissen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "auszuweichen" and "auszuweisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯çn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "auszuweichen" vs "auszuweisen" - which ranks higher?
"auszuweichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,842 in our German list, against #35,643 for "auszuweisen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "auszuweichen" and "auszuweisen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "auszuweichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "auszuweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #822,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "auszuweichen" and "auszuweisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzuweisen vs auszuweisen". 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 #822,804 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