Which to use
“Ausbau” is a noun and “ausgab” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,170
- “Ausbau” frequency rank
- #47,226
- “ausgab” frequency rank
- 50396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausbau | ausgab |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planmäßige Vergrößerung, Erweiterung von etwas Bestehendem | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgeben |
Where the eye mixes Ausbau and ausgab
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Ausbau (VVCCVV) and ausgab (VVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Ausbau vs ausgab
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausbau is [ˈaʊ̯sˌbaʊ̯] while ausgab is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːp]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausbau is recorded at frequency rank #3,170, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbaʊ̯]. ausgab is at rank #47,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːp].
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 50396, this pair ranks #1,175,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ausbau vs ausgab
Shared letters: absu. Private to "Ausbau": -. Private to "ausgab": g.
"Ausbau" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVV · "ausgab" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausbau" and "ausgab" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausbau" or "ausgab" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausbau" and "ausgab" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausbau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgab" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,175,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausbau" and "ausgab" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angab vs ausgab". 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 #1,175,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.