Which to use
“aufging” is a verb and “Ausgang” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,069
- “aufging” frequency rank
- #4,766
- “Ausgang” frequency rank
- 39835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufging | Ausgang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgehen | eine aus einem abgeschlossenen Anwesen, Raum oder Gebäude hinausführende Gebäudeöffnung, Tür (oder dgl.), durch die dieser Raum oder das Gebäude, von innen betrachtet, verlassen werden kann. Meist ist der Ausgang die gleiche Gebäudeöffnung wie der Eingang, der Ort, der die Möglichkeit, einen relativ und in sich abgeschlossenen Raum zu verlassen, bietet |
Where the eye mixes aufging and Ausgang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aufging and Ausgang follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufging vs Ausgang
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aufging is [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡɪŋ] while Ausgang is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufging is recorded at frequency rank #35,069, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡɪŋ]. Ausgang is at rank #4,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ].
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 39835, this pair ranks #1,525,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufging vs Ausgang
Shared letters: agnu. Private to "aufging": fi. Private to "Ausgang": s.
"aufging" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "Ausgang" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufging" and "Ausgang" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aufging" vs "Ausgang" - 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 "aufging" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausgang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,525,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufging" and "Ausgang" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abging vs aufging". 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 #1,525,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.