Which to use
“aufzustehen” and “auszusehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,137
- “aufzustehen” frequency rank
- #19,501
- “auszusehen” frequency rank
- 38638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufzustehen | auszusehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufstehen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes aufzustehen and auszusehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufzustehen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCVC) against auszusehen's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aufzustehen and auszusehen
A purely visual mix-up. aufzustehen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃteːən]) and auszusehen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌz̥eːən]) 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 38638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufzustehen is recorded at frequency rank #19,137, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃteːən]. auszusehen is at rank #19,501, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌz̥eːən].
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 38638, this pair ranks #1,558,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufzustehen vs auszusehen
Shared letters: aehnsuz. Private to "aufzustehen": ft. Private to "auszusehen": -.
"aufzustehen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "auszusehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufzustehen ← afuzustehen · auffzustehen · aufuzstehen · aufzsutehen · aufzusethen · aufzusstehen · aufzusteehn · aufzustehenn
- auszusehen ← asuzusehen · ausszusehen · ausuzsehen · auszsuehen · auszueshen · auszuseehn · auszusehenn · auszusehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufzustehen" and "auszusehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aufzustehen" or "auszusehen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aufzustehen" and "auszusehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufzustehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszusehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,558,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufzustehen" and "auszusehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszuruhen vs auszusehen". 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 #1,558,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.