Which to use
“ausgeht” and “aussehe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,506
- “ausgeht” frequency rank
- #21,536
- “aussehe” frequency rank
- 28042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgeht | aussehe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgeht and aussehe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ausgeht (VVCCVCC) and aussehe (VVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ausgeht vs aussehe
A purely visual mix-up. ausgeht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːt]) and aussehe ([ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːə]) 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 28042, 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]. aussehe is at rank #21,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːə].
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 28042, this pair ranks #1,791,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgeht vs aussehe
Shared letters: aehsu. Private to "ausgeht": gt. Private to "aussehe": -.
"ausgeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "aussehe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgeht" and "aussehe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ausgeht" vs "aussehe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgeht" and "aussehe" 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 "aussehe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgeht" and "aussehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aussehe vs aussehend". 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 #1,791,576 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.