Which to use
“ausgehende” and “aussehende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,198
- “ausgehende” frequency rank
- #20,512
- “aussehende” frequency rank
- 56710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehende | aussehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgehend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aussehend |
Where the eye mixes ausgehende and aussehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgehende and aussehende follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausgehende vs aussehende
A purely visual mix-up. ausgehende ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə]) and aussehende ([ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndə]) 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 “ausgehende” becomes s in “aussehende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56710, 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]. 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 56710, this pair ranks #929,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehende vs aussehende
Shared letters: adehnsu. Private to "ausgehende": g. Private to "aussehende": -.
"ausgehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV · "aussehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehende ← asugehende · augsehende · auseghende · ausgeehnde · ausgehedne · ausgehendde · ausgehened · ausgehennde
- aussehende ← asusehende · ausehende · auseshende · ausseehnde · aussehedne · aussehendde · aussehened · aussehennde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgehende" and "aussehende" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgehende" and "aussehende" 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 "aussehende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #929,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehende" and "aussehende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehende 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 #929,626 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.