aussehen

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,408

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

aussehen is aGermanverb. It means: ein Bild nach außen abgeben Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːən]. It ranks #1,408 in German word frequency. Often confused with aussuchen and ausziehen.

Key facts for aussehen
PropertyValue
Headwordaussehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,408
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aussehen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aussehen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,408 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Bild nach außen abgeben".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for aussehen, with forms such as "asusehen", "ausehen", and "auseshen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aussuchen", "ausziehen", "aussetzen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aussehen, spelled A-U-S-S-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Bild nach außen abgeben

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asusehen,ausehen,auseshen,ausseehn,aussehenn,aussehhen,aussehne,aussheen,außehen,uassehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aussehen

Misspelling Variants of "aussehen"

asusehen8ausehen7auseshen8ausseehn8aussehenn9aussehhen9aussehne8aussheen8
Misspelling Variants of "aussehen"

Frequency rank: #1,408 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aussehen"?
"aussehen" is spelled A-U-S-S-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːən].
What does "aussehen" mean?
As a verb, "aussehen" means: ein Bild nach außen abgeben
What words are commonly confused with "aussehen"?
"aussehen" is commonly confused with "aussuchen", "ausziehen", "aussetzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aussehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aussehen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥eːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aussehen" come from?
"aussehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.