Which to use
“Ausgang” is a noun and “ausgangs” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,766
- “Ausgang” frequency rank
- #42,356
- “ausgangs” frequency rank
- 47122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausgang | ausgangs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine aus einem abgeschlossenen Anwesen, Raum oder Gebäude hinausführende Gebäudeöffnung, Tür (oder dgl.), durch die dieser Raum oder das Gebäude, von innen betrachtet, verlassen werden kann. Meist ist der Ausgang die gleiche Gebäudeöffnung wie der Eingang, der Ort, der die Möglichkeit, einen relativ und in sich abgeschlossenen Raum zu verlassen, bietet | am Rand, am Ausgang |
Where the eye mixes Ausgang and ausgangs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausgang runs 7 letters (VVCCVCC) against ausgangs's 8 (VVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Ausgang and ausgangs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausgang is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ] while ausgangs is [ˈaʊ̯sɡaŋs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Ausgang” sits inside “ausgangs”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausgang is recorded at frequency rank #4,766, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ]. ausgangs is at rank #42,356, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡaŋs].
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 47122, this pair ranks #1,295,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ausgang vs ausgangs
Shared letters: agnsu. Private to "Ausgang": -. Private to "ausgangs": -.
"Ausgang" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "ausgangs" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausgang" and "ausgangs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausgang" or "ausgangs" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausgang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgangs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,295,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausgang" and "ausgangs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgangs vs Aushang". 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 #1,295,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.