Which to use
“ausgehende” and “aussehenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,198
- “ausgehende” frequency rank
- #28,538
- “aussehenden” frequency rank
- 64736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehende | aussehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aussehend |
Where the eye mixes ausgehende and aussehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgehende runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCCV) against aussehenden's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausgehende with aussehenden
A purely visual mix-up. ausgehende ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə]) and aussehenden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64736, 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]. aussehenden is at rank #28,538, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndn̩].
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 64736, this pair ranks #631,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehende vs aussehenden
Shared letters: adehnsu. Private to "ausgehende": g. Private to "aussehenden": -.
"ausgehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV · "aussehenden" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehende ← asugehende · augsehende · auseghende · ausgeehnde · ausgehedne · ausgehendde · ausgehened · ausgehennde
- aussehenden ← asusehenden · ausehenden · auseshenden · ausseehnden · aussehednen · aussehendden · aussehendenn · aussehendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgehende" for "aussehenden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ausgehende" or "aussehenden"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussehenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #631,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehende" and "aussehenden" 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 #631,115 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.