Which to use
“angesehen” is an adjective and “ausgesehen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,578
- “angesehen” frequency rank
- #14,505
- “ausgesehen” frequency rank
- 17083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angesehen | ausgesehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von (vielen) Menschen geschätzt und respektiert | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes angesehen and ausgesehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses angesehen with ausgesehen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angesehen is [ˈanɡəˌzeːən] while ausgesehen is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌz̥eːən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angesehen is recorded at frequency rank #2,578, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzeːən]. ausgesehen is at rank #14,505, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌz̥eːən].
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 17083, this pair ranks #1,930,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angesehen vs ausgesehen
Shared letters: aeghns. Private to "angesehen": -. Private to "ausgesehen": u.
"angesehen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "ausgesehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angesehen ← agnesehen · anegsehen · angeeshen · angeseehn · angesehenn · angesehhen · angesehne · angesheen
- ausgesehen ← asugesehen · augsesehen · ausegsehen · ausgeeshen · ausgeseehn · ausgesehenn · ausgesehhen · ausgesehne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angesehen" for "ausgesehen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "angesehen" or "ausgesehen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angesehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgesehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,930,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angesehen" and "ausgesehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgelesen vs ausgesehen". 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 #1,930,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.