Which to use
“auszugehen” and “auszuziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,149
- “auszugehen” frequency rank
- #26,768
- “auszuziehen” frequency rank
- 35917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auszugehen | auszuziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausgehen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausziehen |
Where the eye mixes auszugehen and auszuziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. auszugehen runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCVC) against auszuziehen's 11 (VVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between auszugehen and auszuziehen
A purely visual mix-up. auszugehen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌɡeːən]) and auszuziehen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌt͡siːən]) 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 35917, 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]. auszuziehen is at rank #26,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌt͡siːən].
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 35917, this pair ranks #1,628,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auszugehen vs auszuziehen
Shared letters: aehnsuz. Private to "auszugehen": g. Private to "auszuziehen": i.
"auszugehen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC · "auszuziehen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auszugehen ← asuzugehen · ausszugehen · ausuzgehen · auszguehen · auszueghen · auszugeehn · auszugehenn · auszugehhen
- auszuziehen ← asuzuziehen · ausszuziehen · ausuzziehen · auszuizehen · auszuzeihen · auszuzieehn · auszuziehenn · auszuziehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auszugehen" and "auszuziehen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "auszugehen" or "auszuziehen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auszugehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,628,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auszugehen" and "auszuziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufzuziehen vs auszuziehen". 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 #1,628,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.