Which to use
“anstehende” and “ausgehende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,522
- “anstehende” frequency rank
- #36,198
- “ausgehende” frequency rank
- 57720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anstehende | ausgehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anstehend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgehend |
Where the eye mixes anstehende and ausgehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. anstehende (VCCCVCVCCV) and ausgehende (VVCCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between anstehende and ausgehende
A purely visual mix-up. anstehende ([ˈanˌʃteːəndə]) and ausgehende ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə]) 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 57720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anstehende is recorded at frequency rank #21,522, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌʃteːəndə]. ausgehende is at rank #36,198, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə].
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 57720, this pair ranks #890,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of anstehende vs ausgehende
Shared letters: adehns. Private to "anstehende": t. Private to "ausgehende": gu.
"anstehende" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV · "ausgehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- anstehende ← annstehende · ansethende · ansstehende · ansteehnde · anstehedne · anstehendde · anstehened · anstehennde
- ausgehende ← asugehende · augsehende · auseghende · ausgeehnde · ausgehedne · ausgehendde · ausgehened · ausgehennde
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "anstehende" and "ausgehende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anstehende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #890,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anstehende" and "ausgehende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehende vs aussehender". 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 #890,318 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.