Which to use
“ausgab” and “ausgibt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,226
- “ausgab” frequency rank
- #20,173
- “ausgibt” frequency rank
- 67399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgab | ausgibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgeben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgeben |
Where the eye mixes ausgab and ausgibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ausgab and ausgibt
A purely visual mix-up. ausgab ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːp]) and ausgibt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡiːpt]) 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 67399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgab is recorded at frequency rank #47,226, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːp]. ausgibt is at rank #20,173, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡiːpt].
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 67399, this pair ranks #541,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgab vs ausgibt
Shared letters: abgsu. Private to "ausgab": -. Private to "ausgibt": it.
"ausgab" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "ausgibt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgab" for "ausgibt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausgab" vs "ausgibt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgab" and "ausgibt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #541,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgab" and "ausgibt" 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 #541,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.