Which to use
“ausgehende” and “aussehender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,198
- “ausgehende” frequency rank
- #45,780
- “aussehender” frequency rank
- 81978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehende | aussehender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgehend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aussehend |
Where the eye mixes ausgehende and aussehender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgehende runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCCV) against aussehender's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausgehende and aussehender
A purely visual mix-up. ausgehende ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə]) and aussehender ([ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndɐ]) 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 81978, 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]. aussehender is at rank #45,780, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndɐ].
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 81978, this pair ranks #165,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehende vs aussehender
Shared letters: adehnsu. Private to "ausgehende": g. Private to "aussehender": r.
"ausgehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV · "aussehender" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehende ← asugehende · augsehende · auseghende · ausgeehnde · ausgehedne · ausgehendde · ausgehened · ausgehennde
- aussehender ← asusehender · ausehender · auseshender · ausseehnder · aussehedner · aussehendder · aussehenderr · aussehendre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgehende" and "aussehender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausgehende" or "aussehender"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussehender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehende" and "aussehender" 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 #165,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.