Which to use
“Ausrede” is a noun and “aussehe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,683
- “Ausrede” frequency rank
- #21,536
- “aussehe” frequency rank
- 31219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausrede | aussehe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unwahres Argument; Lüge, die in einer Situation der Rechtfertigung oder der Kritik als scheinbare Begründung benutzt wird | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes Ausrede and aussehe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ausrede and aussehe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Ausrede and aussehe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausrede is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə] while aussehe is [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausrede is recorded at frequency rank #9,683, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə]. 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 31219, this pair ranks #1,732,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausrede vs aussehe
Shared letters: aesu. Private to "Ausrede": dr. Private to "aussehe": h.
"Ausrede" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "aussehe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausrede" and "aussehe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Ausrede" or "aussehe"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Ausrede" 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 #1,732,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausrede" and "aussehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aussehe 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 #1,732,458 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.