Which to use
“aufgehen” and “ausgehe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,355
- “aufgehen” frequency rank
- #29,482
- “ausgehe” frequency rank
- 45837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufgehen | ausgehe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich öffnen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen |
Where the eye mixes aufgehen and ausgehe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aufgehen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against ausgehe's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aufgehen vs ausgehe
A purely visual mix-up. aufgehen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːən]) and ausgehe ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːə]) 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 45837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufgehen is recorded at frequency rank #16,355, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːən]. ausgehe is at rank #29,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːə].
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 45837, this pair ranks #1,339,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufgehen vs ausgehe
Shared letters: aeghu. Private to "aufgehen": fn. Private to "ausgehe": s.
"aufgehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausgehe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufgehen" for "ausgehe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aufgehen" vs "ausgehe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aufgehen" and "ausgehe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,339,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufgehen" and "ausgehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehe vs ausleihe". 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 #1,339,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.