Which to use
“ausgeht” and “ausgeruht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,506
- “ausgeht” frequency rank
- #39,810
- “ausgeruht” frequency rank
- 46316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgeht | ausgeruht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausruhen |
Where the eye mixes ausgeht and ausgeruht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausgeht runs 7 letters (VVCCVCC) against ausgeruht's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausgeht with ausgeruht
A purely visual mix-up. ausgeht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːt]) and ausgeruht ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgeht is recorded at frequency rank #6,506, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːt]. ausgeruht is at rank #39,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt].
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 46316, this pair ranks #1,323,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgeht vs ausgeruht
Shared letters: aeghstu. Private to "ausgeht": -. Private to "ausgeruht": r.
"ausgeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "ausgeruht" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgeht" and "ausgeruht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgeht" or "ausgeruht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgeht" and "ausgeruht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeruht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,323,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgeht" and "ausgeruht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgeräumt vs ausgeruht". 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 #1,323,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.