Which to use
“ausgehen” is a verb and “Aussehens” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,297
- “ausgehen” frequency rank
- #38,607
- “Aussehens” frequency rank
- 41904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehen | Aussehens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Haus verlassen; nach draußen gehen, um etwas zu tun | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Aussehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgehen and Aussehens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausgehen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against Aussehens's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausgehen vs Aussehens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgehen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːən] while Aussehens is [ˈaʊ̯szeːəns]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41904, 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]. Aussehens is at rank #38,607, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯szeːəns].
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 41904, this pair ranks #1,465,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehen vs Aussehens
Shared letters: aehnsu. Private to "ausgehen": g. Private to "Aussehens": -.
"ausgehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Aussehens" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgehen" for "Aussehens" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgehen" or "Aussehens" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgehen" and "Aussehens" 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 "Aussehens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,465,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehen" and "Aussehens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aussehend vs Aussehens". 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 #1,465,559 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.