Which to use
“ausgeht” and “aussieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,506
- “ausgeht” frequency rank
- #2,286
- “aussieht” frequency rank
- 8792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgeht | aussieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgeht and aussieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ausgeht vs aussieht
A purely visual mix-up. ausgeht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːt]) and aussieht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌziːt]) 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 8792, 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]. aussieht is at rank #2,286, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌziːt].
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 8792, this pair ranks #1,982,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgeht vs aussieht
Shared letters: aehstu. Private to "ausgeht": g. Private to "aussieht": i.
"ausgeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "aussieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgeht" for "aussieht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausgeht" vs "aussieht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgeht" and "aussieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgeht vs auszieht". 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 #1,982,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.