ausgehtvsausziehtTell them apart

Which to use

“ausgeht” and “auszieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,506
“ausgeht” frequency rank
#39,817
“auszieht” frequency rank
46323
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeht auszieht
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausziehen

Where the eye mixes ausgeht and auszieht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
ausgeht
8 ch
auszieht

Visual trap between ausgeht and auszieht

A purely visual mix-up. ausgeht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːt]) and auszieht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt]) 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 46323, 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]. auszieht is at rank #39,817, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt].

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 46323, this pair ranks #1,323,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeht vs auszieht

Shared letters: aehstu. Private to "ausgeht": g. Private to "auszieht": iz.

"ausgeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC  ·  "auszieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgehtasugeht · augseht · auseght · ausgehht · ausgehtt · ausgeth · ausggeht · ausghet
  • ausziehtasuzieht · ausizeht · ausszieht · auszeiht · ausziehht · ausziehtt · auszieth · auszihet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgeht" and "auszieht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausgeht" or "auszieht"?
"ausgeht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,506 in our German list, against #39,817 for "auszieht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ausgeht" and "auszieht" 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 "auszieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,323,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgeht" and "auszieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absieht 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 #1,323,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list