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

#35,643
“auszuweisen” frequency rank
#39,819
“auszuwerten” frequency rank
75462
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature auszuweisen auszuwerten
Definition erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausweisen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auswerten

Where the eye mixes auszuweisen and auszuwerten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. auszuweisen (VVCCVCVVCVC) and auszuwerten (VVCCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
auszuweisen
11 ch
auszuwerten

Look-alike desk: auszuweisen vs auszuwerten

A purely visual mix-up. auszuweisen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and auszuwerten ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌveːɐ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

auszuweisen is recorded at frequency rank #35,643, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. auszuwerten is at rank #39,819, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌveːɐ̯tn̩].

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 75462, this pair ranks #307,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of auszuweisen vs auszuwerten

Shared letters: aensuwz. Private to "auszuweisen": i. Private to "auszuwerten": rt.

"auszuweisen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "auszuwerten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • auszuweisen ← asuzuweisen · ausszuweisen · ausuzweisen · auszuewisen · auszuweiesn · auszuweisenn · auszuweisne · auszuweissen
  • auszuwerten ← asuzuwerten · ausszuwerten · ausuzwerten · auszuewrten · auszuweretn · auszuwerrten · auszuwertenn · auszuwertne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "auszuweisen" and "auszuwerten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌveːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "auszuweisen" or "auszuwerten"?
"auszuweisen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,643 in our German list, against #39,819 for "auszuwerten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "auszuweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "auszuwerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #307,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "auszuweisen" and "auszuwerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszubeuten vs auszuwerten". 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 #307,375 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