Which to use
“ausgeben” and “ausgehe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,154
- “ausgeben” frequency rank
- #29,482
- “ausgehe” frequency rank
- 35636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgeben | ausgehe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zahlungsmittel für etwas verbrauchen, abgeben, eintauschen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgeben and ausgehe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausgeben runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against ausgehe's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausgeben and ausgehe
A purely visual mix-up. ausgeben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːbn̩]) and ausgehe ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgeben is recorded at frequency rank #6,154, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːbn̩]. ausgehe is at rank #29,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːə].
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 35636, this pair ranks #1,635,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgeben vs ausgehe
Shared letters: aegsu. Private to "ausgeben": bn. Private to "ausgehe": h.
"ausgeben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausgehe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgeben" and "ausgehe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgeben" or "ausgehe" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,635,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgeben" and "ausgehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehe vs ausleihe". 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 #1,635,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.