Which to use
“ausleihen” and “aussehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,561
- “ausleihen” frequency rank
- #1,408
- “aussehen” frequency rank
- 16969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausleihen | aussehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand(em) etwas borgen | ein Bild nach außen abgeben |
Where the eye mixes ausleihen and aussehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ausleihen vs aussehen
A purely visual mix-up. ausleihen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]) and aussehen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːən]) 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 16969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausleihen is recorded at frequency rank #15,561, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]. aussehen is at rank #1,408, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːən].
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 16969, this pair ranks #1,931,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausleihen vs aussehen
Shared letters: aehnsu. Private to "ausleihen": il. Private to "aussehen": -.
"ausleihen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "aussehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausleihen" and "aussehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausleihen" vs "aussehen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausleihen" and "aussehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausleihen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,931,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausleihen" and "aussehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausleihe vs ausleihen". 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 #1,931,478 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.