Which to use
“ausgehen” and “ausreden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,297
- “ausgehen” frequency rank
- #10,231
- “ausreden” frequency rank
- 13528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehen | ausreden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Haus verlassen; nach draußen gehen, um etwas zu tun | jemanden dazu veranlassen, dass er seine Meinung oder ein Vorhaben aufgibt |
Where the eye mixes ausgehen and ausreden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausgehen and ausreden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausgehen and ausreden
A purely visual mix-up. ausgehen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]) and ausreden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩]) 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 13528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgehen is recorded at frequency rank #3,297, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]. ausreden is at rank #10,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩].
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 13528, this pair ranks #1,957,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehen vs ausreden
Shared letters: aensu. Private to "ausgehen": gh. Private to "ausreden": dr.
"ausgehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausreden" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgehen" and "ausreden" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ausgehen" or "ausreden"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgehen" and "ausreden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehen" and "ausreden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausreden vs aussenden". 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 #1,957,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.