ausgabvsausgibtWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

6 ch
ausgab
7 ch
ausgibt

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

  • ausgabasugab · augsab · ausagb · ausgabb · ausgba · ausggab · aussgab · uasgab
  • ausgibtasugibt · augsibt · ausgbit · ausggibt · ausgibbt · ausgibtt · ausgitb · ausigbt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausgab" for "ausgibt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːp] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡiːpt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausgab" vs "ausgibt" - which ranks higher?
"ausgibt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,173 in our German list, against #47,226 for "ausgab". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list