aussiehtvsausziehtWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
aussieht
8 ch
auszieht

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

  • aussiehtasusieht · ausieht · ausiseht · ausseiht · aussiehht · aussiehtt · aussieth · aussihet
  • ausziehtasuzieht · ausizeht · ausszieht · auszeiht · ausziehht · ausziehtt · auszieth · auszihet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aussieht" for "auszieht" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌziːt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aussieht" vs "auszieht" - which ranks higher?
"aussieht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,286 in our German list, against #39,817 for "auszieht". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list