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“auszugehen” and “auszuruhen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,149
- “auszugehen” frequency rank
- #46,492
- “auszuruhen” frequency rank
- 55641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auszugehen | auszuruhen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausgehen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausruhen |
Where the eye mixes auszugehen and auszuruhen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. auszugehen and auszuruhen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: auszugehen vs auszuruhen
A purely visual mix-up. auszugehen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌɡeːən]) and auszuruhen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʁuːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auszugehen is recorded at frequency rank #9,149, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌɡeːən]. auszuruhen is at rank #46,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʁuːən].
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 55641, this pair ranks #971,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auszugehen vs auszuruhen
Shared letters: aehnsuz. Private to "auszugehen": g. Private to "auszuruhen": r.
"auszugehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC · "auszuruhen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auszugehen ← asuzugehen · ausszugehen · ausuzgehen · auszguehen · auszueghen · auszugeehn · auszugehenn · auszugehhen
- auszuruhen ← asuzuruhen · ausszuruhen · ausuzruhen · auszruuhen · auszurhuen · auszurruhen · auszuruehn · auszuruhenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auszugehen" and "auszuruhen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "auszugehen" or "auszuruhen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "auszugehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuruhen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #971,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auszugehen" and "auszuruhen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszuräumen 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 #971,670 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.