Which to use
“aussahen” and “auswählen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,944
- “aussahen” frequency rank
- #10,615
- “auswählen” frequency rank
- 42559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aussahen | auswählen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussehen | sich für eine von mehreren Möglichkeiten entscheiden |
Where the eye mixes aussahen and auswählen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aussahen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against auswählen's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aussahen vs auswählen
A purely visual mix-up. aussahen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːən]) and auswählen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlən]) 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 42559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aussahen is recorded at frequency rank #31,944, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːən]. auswählen is at rank #10,615, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlən].
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 42559, this pair ranks #1,445,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aussahen vs auswählen
Shared letters: aehnsu. Private to "aussahen": -. Private to "auswählen": lwä.
"aussahen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "auswählen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aussahen ← asusahen · ausahen · ausashen · aussaehn · aussahenn · aussahhen · aussahne · ausshaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aussahen" and "auswählen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aussahen" vs "auswählen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aussahen" and "auswählen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aussahen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auswählen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,445,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aussahen" and "auswählen" 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 #1,445,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.