Which to use
“ausgehend” and “aussehend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,146
- “ausgehend” frequency rank
- #43,729
- “aussehend” frequency rank
- 52875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehend | aussehend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs ausgehen | Partizip Präsens des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgehend and aussehend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgehend and aussehend follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausgehend vs aussehend
A purely visual mix-up. ausgehend ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːənt]) and aussehend ([ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːənt]) 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 a single letter - g in “ausgehend” becomes s in “aussehend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgehend is recorded at frequency rank #9,146, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːənt]. aussehend is at rank #43,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːənt].
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 52875, this pair ranks #1,079,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehend vs aussehend
Shared letters: adehnsu. Private to "ausgehend": g. Private to "aussehend": -.
"ausgehend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "aussehend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgehend" and "aussehend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausgehend" or "aussehend"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussehend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,079,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehend" and "aussehend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aussehend 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 #1,079,874 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.