Which to use
“ausziehen” and “auszugehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,328
- “ausziehen” frequency rank
- #9,149
- “auszugehen” frequency rank
- 18477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausziehen | auszugehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas (für jemanden) durch Ziehen entfernen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausgehen |
Where the eye mixes ausziehen and auszugehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausziehen runs 9 letters (VVCCVVCVC) against auszugehen's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausziehen with auszugehen
A purely visual mix-up. ausziehen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːən]) and auszugehen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌɡeːən]) 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 18477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausziehen is recorded at frequency rank #9,328, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡siːən]. auszugehen is at rank #9,149, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌɡeːən].
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 18477, this pair ranks #1,917,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausziehen vs auszugehen
Shared letters: aehnsuz. Private to "ausziehen": i. Private to "auszugehen": g.
"ausziehen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "auszugehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausziehen ← asuziehen · ausizehen · aussziehen · auszeihen · auszieehn · ausziehenn · ausziehhen · ausziehne
- auszugehen ← asuzugehen · ausszugehen · ausuzgehen · auszguehen · auszueghen · auszugeehn · auszugehenn · auszugehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausziehen" for "auszugehen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausziehen" vs "auszugehen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausziehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszugehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausziehen" and "auszugehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszugehen vs auszuruhen". 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 #1,917,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.