Ausgaben vs ausrauben, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#2,755
“Ausgaben” frequency rank: #31,943
“ausrauben” frequency rank: 34698
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Ausgaben	ausrauben
Definition	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausgabe	jemandem alles wegnehmen; etwas vollständig (von Wertvollem) leeren

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Ausgaben and ausrauben apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

Ausgaben

9 ch

ausrauben

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausgaben is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːbn̩] while ausrauben is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaʊ̯bn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausgaben is recorded at frequency rank #2,755, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaːbn̩]. ausrauben is at rank #31,943, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaʊ̯bn̩].

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 34698, this pair ranks #1,657,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ausgaben vs ausrauben

Shared letters: abensu. Private to "Ausgaben": g. Private to "ausrauben": r.

"Ausgaben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausrauben" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

Ausgaben ← asugaben · augsaben · ausagben · ausgabben · ausgabenn · ausgabne · ausgaebn · ausgbaen
ausrauben ← asurauben · aursauben · ausaruben · ausrabuen · ausraubben · ausraubenn · ausraubne · ausrauebn

Frequency comparison

Ausgaben#2,755

ausrauben#31,943

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ausgaben" and "ausrauben" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Ausgaben" is a noun and "ausrauben" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Ausgaben" or "ausrauben"?

"Ausgaben" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,755 in our German list, against #31,943 for "ausrauben". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Ausgaben vs ausrauben

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Ausgaben”; for a verb, it's “ausrauben”.
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