AusgängevsausgingenWhat's the difference?

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

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 spellings diverge

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

8 ch
Ausgänge
9 ch
ausgingen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • ausgingenasugingen · augsingen · ausggingen · ausgignen · ausginegn · ausgingenn · ausginggen · ausgingne

Frequency comparison

Ausgänge#27,636
ausgingen#37,975

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ausgänge" and "ausgingen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Ausgänge" is a noun and "ausgingen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Ausgänge" or "ausgingen"?
"Ausgänge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,636 in our German list, against #37,975 for "ausgingen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Ausgänge vs ausgingen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Ausgänge”; for a verb, it's “ausgingen”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Ausgänge” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list