Which to use
“ausgehend” is a verb and “aussehende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,146
- “ausgehend” frequency rank
- #20,512
- “aussehende” frequency rank
- 29658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehend | aussehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs ausgehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aussehend |
Where the eye mixes ausgehend and aussehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgehend runs 9 letters (VVCCVCVCC) against aussehende's 10 (VVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausgehend vs aussehende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgehend is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːənt] while aussehende is [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29658, 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]. aussehende is at rank #20,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndə].
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 29658, this pair ranks #1,762,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehend vs aussehende
Shared letters: adehnsu. Private to "ausgehend": g. Private to "aussehende": -.
"ausgehend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "aussehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehend ← asugehend · augsehend · auseghend · ausgeehnd · ausgehedn · ausgehendd · ausgehennd · ausgehhend
- aussehende ← asusehende · ausehende · auseshende · ausseehnde · aussehedne · aussehendde · aussehened · aussehennde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgehend" and "aussehende" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgehend" or "aussehende" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "aussehende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,762,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehend" and "aussehende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aussehende 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 #1,762,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.