Which to use
“ausgehoben” and “ausgezogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,641
- “ausgehoben” frequency rank
- #12,237
- “ausgezogen” frequency rank
- 47878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehoben | ausgezogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausheben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausziehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgehoben and ausgezogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgehoben and ausgezogen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausgehoben vs ausgezogen
A purely visual mix-up. ausgehoben ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhoːbn̩]) and ausgezogen ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgehoben is recorded at frequency rank #35,641, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhoːbn̩]. ausgezogen is at rank #12,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩].
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 47878, this pair ranks #1,268,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehoben vs ausgezogen
Shared letters: aegnosu. Private to "ausgehoben": bh. Private to "ausgezogen": z.
"ausgehoben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC · "ausgezogen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehoben ← asugehoben · augsehoben · auseghoben · ausgehboen · ausgehhoben · ausgehobben · ausgehobenn · ausgehobne
- ausgezogen ← asugezogen · augsezogen · ausegzogen · ausgeozgen · ausgezgoen · ausgezoegn · ausgezogenn · ausgezoggen
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "ausgehoben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,268,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehoben" and "ausgezogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehoben vs ausgewogen". 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 #1,268,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.