Which to use
“aussieht” and “auszieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,286
- “aussieht” frequency rank
- #39,817
- “auszieht” frequency rank
- 42103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aussieht | auszieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs aussehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausziehen |
Where the eye mixes aussieht and auszieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aussieht with auszieht
A purely visual mix-up. aussieht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌziːt]) and auszieht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt]) 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 a single letter - s in “aussieht” becomes z in “auszieht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aussieht is recorded at frequency rank #2,286, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌziːt]. auszieht is at rank #39,817, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt].
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 42103, this pair ranks #1,459,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aussieht vs auszieht
Shared letters: aehistu. Private to "aussieht": -. Private to "auszieht": z.
"aussieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC · "auszieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aussieht" for "auszieht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aussieht" vs "auszieht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aussieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,459,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aussieht" and "auszieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absieht vs auszieht". 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 #1,459,476 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.