Which to use
“Ausgänge” is a noun and “ausgingen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,636
- “Ausgänge” frequency rank
- #37,975
- “ausgingen” frequency rank
- 65611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausgänge | ausgingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausgang | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen |
Where the eye mixes Ausgänge and ausgingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausgänge runs 8 letters (VVCCVCCV) against ausgingen's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ausgänge vs ausgingen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausgänge is [ˈaʊ̯sɡɛŋə] while ausgingen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋən]. 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 65611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausgänge is recorded at frequency rank #27,636, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡɛŋə]. ausgingen is at rank #37,975, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋən].
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 65611, this pair ranks #600,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ausgänge vs ausgingen
Shared letters: aegnsu. Private to "Ausgänge": ä. Private to "ausgingen": i.
"Ausgänge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV · "ausgingen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgingen ← asugingen · augsingen · ausggingen · ausgignen · ausginegn · ausgingenn · ausginggen · ausgingne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausgänge" and "ausgingen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausgänge" or "ausgingen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausgänge" and "ausgingen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausgänge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #600,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausgänge" and "ausgingen" 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 #600,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.