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“Ausgabe” and “Ausgänge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,654
“Ausgabe” frequency rank
#27,636
“Ausgänge” frequency rank
29290
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausgabe Ausgänge
Definition der Vorgang des Ausgebens, Austeilens, Aushändigens oder Verkündens einer Sache Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausgang

Where the eye mixes Ausgabe and Ausgänge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ausgabe runs 7 letters (VVCCVCV) against Ausgänge's 8 (VVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Ausgabe
8 ch
Ausgänge

Look-alike desk: Ausgabe vs Ausgänge

A purely visual mix-up. Ausgabe ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːbə]) and Ausgänge ([ˈaʊ̯sɡɛŋə]) 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 29290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausgabe is recorded at frequency rank #1,654, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːbə]. Ausgänge is at rank #27,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡɛŋə].

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 29290, this pair ranks #1,769,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ausgabe vs Ausgänge

Shared letters: aegsu. Private to "Ausgabe": b. Private to "Ausgänge": nä.

"Ausgabe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "Ausgänge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausgabe ← asugabe · augsabe · ausagbe · ausgabbe · ausgaeb · ausgbae · ausggabe · aussgabe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ausgabe" and "Ausgänge" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːbə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡɛŋə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ausgabe" vs "Ausgänge" - which ranks higher?
"Ausgabe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,654 in our German list, against #27,636 for "Ausgänge". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausgabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausgänge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,769,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausgabe" and "Ausgänge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausgänge vs ausgangs". 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 #1,769,605 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