Which to use
“ausgehende” is an adjective and “aussehend” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,198
- “ausgehende” frequency rank
- #43,729
- “aussehend” frequency rank
- 79927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehende | aussehend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgehend | Partizip Präsens des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgehende and aussehend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgehende runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCCV) against aussehend's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausgehende vs aussehend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgehende is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə] while aussehend is [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːənt]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgehende is recorded at frequency rank #36,198, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə]. 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 79927, this pair ranks #206,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehende vs aussehend
Shared letters: adehnsu. Private to "ausgehende": g. Private to "aussehend": -.
"ausgehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV · "aussehend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehende ← asugehende · augsehende · auseghende · ausgeehnde · ausgehedne · ausgehendde · ausgehened · ausgehennde
- aussehend ← asusehend · ausehend · auseshend · ausseehnd · aussehedn · aussehendd · aussehennd · aussehhend
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgehende" and "aussehend" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgehende" or "aussehend" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgehende" and "aussehend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehende" 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 #206,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehende" 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 #206,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.