Which to use
“anstehenden” and “ausgehenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,004
- “anstehenden” frequency rank
- #17,817
- “ausgehenden” frequency rank
- 31821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anstehenden | ausgehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anstehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgehend |
Where the eye mixes anstehenden and ausgehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. anstehenden (VCCCVCVCCVC) and ausgehenden (VVCCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses anstehenden with ausgehenden
A purely visual mix-up. anstehenden ([ˈanˌʃteːəndn̩]) and ausgehenden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndn̩]) 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 31821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anstehenden is recorded at frequency rank #14,004, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌʃteːəndn̩]. ausgehenden is at rank #17,817, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndn̩].
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 31821, this pair ranks #1,720,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anstehenden vs ausgehenden
Shared letters: adehns. Private to "anstehenden": t. Private to "ausgehenden": gu.
"anstehenden" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC · "ausgehenden" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anstehenden ← annstehenden · ansethenden · ansstehenden · ansteehnden · anstehednen · anstehendden · anstehendenn · anstehendne
- ausgehenden ← asugehenden · augsehenden · auseghenden · ausgeehnden · ausgehednen · ausgehendden · ausgehendenn · ausgehendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anstehenden" for "ausgehenden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "anstehenden" or "ausgehenden" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anstehenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,720,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anstehenden" and "ausgehenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehenden 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 #1,720,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.