Which to use
“ausruhen” and “aussahen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,772
- “ausruhen” frequency rank
- #31,944
- “aussahen” frequency rank
- 45716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausruhen | aussahen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich erholen, entspannen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes ausruhen and aussahen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausruhen and aussahen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausruhen and aussahen
A purely visual mix-up. ausruhen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]) and aussahen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausruhen is recorded at frequency rank #13,772, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]. 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 45716, this pair ranks #1,343,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausruhen vs aussahen
Shared letters: aehnsu. Private to "ausruhen": r. Private to "aussahen": -.
"ausruhen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "aussahen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausruhen" and "aussahen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausruhen" or "aussahen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausruhen" 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 #1,343,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausruhen" 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 #1,343,603 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.