Which to use
“aussehende” and “aussehenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,512
- “aussehende” frequency rank
- #28,538
- “aussehenden” frequency rank
- 49050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aussehende | aussehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aussehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aussehend |
Where the eye mixes aussehende and aussehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aussehende runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCCV) against aussehenden's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aussehende with aussehenden
A purely visual mix-up. aussehende ([ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndə]) and aussehenden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “aussehende” sits inside “aussehenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aussehende is recorded at frequency rank #20,512, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndə]. aussehenden is at rank #28,538, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːəndn̩].
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 49050, this pair ranks #1,225,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aussehende vs aussehenden
Shared letters: adehnsu. Private to "aussehende": -. Private to "aussehenden": -.
"aussehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV · "aussehenden" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aussehende ← asusehende · ausehende · auseshende · ausseehnde · aussehedne · aussehendde · aussehened · aussehennde
- aussehenden ← asusehenden · ausehenden · auseshenden · ausseehnden · aussehednen · aussehendden · aussehendenn · aussehendne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aussehende" and "aussehenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aussehende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussehenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,225,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aussehende" and "aussehenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aussehenden vs aussenden". 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 #1,225,940 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.