AusgabevsausgibtWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Ausgabe is a noun, ausgibt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Ausgabe” is a noun and “ausgibt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,654
“Ausgabe” frequency rank
#20,173
“ausgibt” frequency rank
21827
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausgabe ausgibt
Definition der Vorgang des Ausgebens, Austeilens, Aushändigens oder Verkündens einer Sache 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgeben

Where the eye mixes Ausgabe and ausgibt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ausgabe (VVCCVCV) and ausgibt (VVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Ausgabe
7 ch
ausgibt

Look-alike desk: Ausgabe vs ausgibt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausgabe is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːbə] while ausgibt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡiːpt]. 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 21827, 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]. 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 21827, this pair ranks #1,881,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ausgabe vs ausgibt

Shared letters: abgsu. Private to "Ausgabe": e. Private to "ausgibt": it.

"Ausgabe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "ausgibt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausgabe ← asugabe · augsabe · ausagbe · ausgabbe · ausgaeb · ausgbae · ausggabe · aussgabe
  • ausgibt ← asugibt · augsibt · ausgbit · ausggibt · ausgibbt · ausgibtt · ausgitb · ausigbt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ausgabe" and "ausgibt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Ausgabe" is a noun and "ausgibt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Ausgabe" or "ausgibt" show up more?
"Ausgabe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,654 in our German list, against #20,173 for "ausgibt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausgabe" 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 #1,881,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausgabe" and "ausgibt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgab vs ausgibt". 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 #1,881,683 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