angingvsausgingTell them apart

Which to use

“anging” and “ausging” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,053
“anging” frequency rank
#17,819
“ausging” frequency rank
52872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anging ausging
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs angehen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen

Where the eye mixes anging and ausging

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
anging
7 ch
ausging

Why the eye confuses anging with ausging

A purely visual mix-up. anging ([ˈanɡɪŋ]) and ausging ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋ]) 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 52872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anging is recorded at frequency rank #35,053, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡɪŋ]. ausging is at rank #17,819, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋ].

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 52872, this pair ranks #1,079,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of anging vs ausging

Shared letters: agin. Private to "anging": -. Private to "ausging": su.

"anging" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "ausging" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angingagning · angging · angign · angingg · anginng · angnig · anigng · annging
  • ausgingasuging · augsing · ausgging · ausgign · ausgingg · ausginng · ausgnig · ausigng

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "anging" and "ausging" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡɪŋ] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "anging" vs "ausging" - which ranks higher?
"ausging" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,819 in our German list, against #35,053 for "anging". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "anging" and "ausging" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anging" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausging" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,079,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anging" and "ausging" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abging vs anging". 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 #1,079,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list