Which to use
“ausgeben” and “ausgehend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,154
- “ausgeben” frequency rank
- #9,146
- “ausgehend” frequency rank
- 15300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgeben | ausgehend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zahlungsmittel für etwas verbrauchen, abgeben, eintauschen | Partizip Präsens des Verbs ausgehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgeben and ausgehend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ausgeben and ausgehend
A purely visual mix-up. ausgeben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːbn̩]) and ausgehend ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːənt]) 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 15300, 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]. ausgehend is at rank #9,146, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːənt].
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 15300, this pair ranks #1,944,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgeben vs ausgehend
Shared letters: aegnsu. Private to "ausgeben": b. Private to "ausgehend": dh.
"ausgeben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausgehend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgeben" and "ausgehend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgeben" or "ausgehend" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgeben" and "ausgehend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehend vs aussehend". 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 #1,944,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.