Which to use
“ausbaden” is a verb and “Ausgaben” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,023
- “ausbaden” frequency rank
- #2,755
- “Ausgaben” frequency rank
- 45778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbaden | Ausgaben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Konsequenzen tragen für etwas, das man selbst oder auch jemand anderer verursacht hat | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausgabe |
Where the eye mixes ausbaden and Ausgaben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ausbaden vs Ausgaben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausbaden is [ˈaʊ̯sˌbaːdn̩] while Ausgaben is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːbn̩]. 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 45778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausbaden is recorded at frequency rank #43,023, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbaːdn̩]. Ausgaben is at rank #2,755, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːbn̩].
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 45778, this pair ranks #1,341,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausbaden vs Ausgaben
Shared letters: abensu. Private to "ausbaden": d. Private to "Ausgaben": g.
"ausbaden" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Ausgaben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausbaden" and "Ausgaben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausbaden" vs "Ausgaben" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausbaden" and "Ausgaben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausbaden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausgaben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,341,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbaden" and "Ausgaben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausbaden vs Auslagen". 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 #1,341,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.