Which to use
“aussah” and “aussahen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,174
- “aussah” frequency rank
- #31,944
- “aussahen” frequency rank
- 43118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aussah | aussahen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussehen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes aussah and aussahen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aussah with aussahen
A purely visual mix-up. aussah ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzaː]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “aussah” sits inside “aussahen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aussah is recorded at frequency rank #11,174, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaː]. 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 43118, this pair ranks #1,428,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aussah vs aussahen
Shared letters: ahsu. Private to "aussah": -. Private to "aussahen": en.
"aussah" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "aussahen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aussah" and "aussahen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "aussah" or "aussahen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aussah" 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 #1,428,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aussah" 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 #1,428,087 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.