Which to use
“angeben” and “ausgeben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,142
- “angeben” frequency rank
- #6,154
- “ausgeben” frequency rank
- 12296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angeben | ausgeben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten | Zahlungsmittel für etwas verbrauchen, abgeben, eintauschen |
Where the eye mixes angeben and ausgeben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: angeben vs ausgeben
A purely visual mix-up. angeben ([ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]) and ausgeben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːbn̩]) 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 12296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angeben is recorded at frequency rank #6,142, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːbn̩]. ausgeben is at rank #6,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːbn̩].
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 12296, this pair ranks #1,965,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angeben vs ausgeben
Shared letters: abegn. Private to "angeben": -. Private to "ausgeben": su.
"angeben" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "ausgeben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angeben" and "ausgeben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "angeben" vs "ausgeben" - 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 "angeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angeben" and "ausgeben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeben vs Angeber". 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 #1,965,027 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.