Which to use
“angegangen” is an adjective and “ausgegangen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,813
- “angegangen” frequency rank
- #4,861
- “ausgegangen” frequency rank
- 20674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angegangen | ausgegangen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas/teilweise verdorben, im Anfang des Verfaulens/Vergärens, seltener:Verschimmelns begriffen, nicht mehr einwandfrei | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausgehen |
Where the eye mixes angegangen and ausgegangen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. angegangen runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against ausgegangen's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angegangen vs ausgegangen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angegangen is [ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən] while ausgegangen is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡaŋən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angegangen is recorded at frequency rank #15,813, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌɡaŋən]. ausgegangen is at rank #4,861, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡaŋən].
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 20674, this pair ranks #1,895,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angegangen vs ausgegangen
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "angegangen": -. Private to "ausgegangen": su.
"angegangen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "ausgegangen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angegangen ← agnegangen · aneggangen · angeagngen · angegagnen · angeganegn · angegangenn · angeganggen · angegangne
- ausgegangen ← asugegangen · augsegangen · auseggangen · ausgeagngen · ausgegagnen · ausgeganegn · ausgegangenn · ausgeganggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angegangen" and "ausgegangen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "angegangen" or "ausgegangen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angegangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgegangen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angegangen" and "ausgegangen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgegangen vs Auslegungen". 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 #1,895,068 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.