Which to use
“ausleihe” and “aussehe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,813
- “ausleihe” frequency rank
- #21,536
- “aussehe” frequency rank
- 61349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausleihe | aussehe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausleihen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes ausleihe and aussehe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ausleihe vs aussehe
A purely visual mix-up. ausleihe ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ə]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausleihe is recorded at frequency rank #39,813, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ə]. 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 61349, this pair ranks #753,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausleihe vs aussehe
Shared letters: aehsu. Private to "ausleihe": il. Private to "aussehe": -.
"ausleihe" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV · "aussehe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausleihe" for "aussehe" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ausleihe" or "aussehe" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausleihe" and "aussehe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausleihe" 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 #753,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausleihe" and "aussehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausleihe vs Auslese". 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 #753,167 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.