Which to use
“absieht” and “auszieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,771
- “absieht” frequency rank
- #39,817
- “auszieht” frequency rank
- 76588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absieht | auszieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausziehen |
Where the eye mixes absieht and auszieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. absieht runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against auszieht's 8 (VVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: absieht vs auszieht
A purely visual mix-up. absieht ([ˈapˌziːt]) and auszieht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt]) 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 76588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absieht is recorded at frequency rank #36,771, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌziːt]. auszieht is at rank #39,817, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt].
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 76588, this pair ranks #280,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of absieht vs auszieht
Shared letters: aehist. Private to "absieht": b. Private to "auszieht": uz.
"absieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "auszieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "absieht" and "auszieht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "absieht" or "auszieht"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "absieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absieht" and "auszieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzieht vs auszieht". 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 #280,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.