Which to use
“Ausnahmen” is a noun and “aussahen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,492
- “Ausnahmen” frequency rank
- #31,944
- “aussahen” frequency rank
- 36436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausnahmen | aussahen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausnahme | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes Ausnahmen and aussahen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Ausnahmen vs aussahen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausnahmen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌnaːmən] while aussahen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausnahmen is recorded at frequency rank #4,492, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌnaːmən]. aussahen is at rank #31,944, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːən].
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 36436, this pair ranks #1,615,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausnahmen vs aussahen
Shared letters: aehnsu. Private to "Ausnahmen": m. Private to "aussahen": -.
"Ausnahmen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "aussahen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausnahmen" and "aussahen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Ausnahmen" vs "aussahen" - 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 "Ausnahmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussahen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,615,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausnahmen" and "aussahen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aussahen 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 #1,615,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.