Which to use
“ausgangs” is an adverb and “Aushang” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,356
- “ausgangs” frequency rank
- #41,671
- “Aushang” frequency rank
- 84027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgangs | Aushang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | am Rand, am Ausgang | ein Informationsblatt, das an öffentlichen oder bestimmten Orten zur Schau gehängt wird |
Where the eye mixes ausgangs and Aushang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausgangs runs 8 letters (VVCCVCCC) against Aushang's 7 (VVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausgangs with Aushang
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgangs is [ˈaʊ̯sɡaŋs] while Aushang is [ˈaʊ̯sˌhaŋ]. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgangs is recorded at frequency rank #42,356, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡaŋs]. Aushang is at rank #41,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌhaŋ].
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 84027, this pair ranks #130,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ausgangs vs Aushang
Shared letters: agnsu. Private to "ausgangs": -. Private to "Aushang": h.
"ausgangs" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC · "Aushang" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgangs" for "Aushang" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausgangs" vs "Aushang" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgangs" and "Aushang" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgangs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aushang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgangs" and "Aushang" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgangs vs Auslands". 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 #130,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.