Which to use
“ausgeben” and “ausleben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,154
- “ausgeben” frequency rank
- #16,357
- “ausleben” frequency rank
- 22511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgeben | ausleben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zahlungsmittel für etwas verbrauchen, abgeben, eintauschen | eine Absicht in die Tat umsetzen und längere Zeit verwirklichen |
Where the eye mixes ausgeben and ausleben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausgeben and ausleben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ausgeben with ausleben
A purely visual mix-up. ausgeben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːbn̩]) and ausleben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌleːbn̩]) 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 a single letter - g in “ausgeben” becomes l in “ausleben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22511, 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]. ausleben is at rank #16,357, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌleːbn̩].
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 22511, this pair ranks #1,873,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgeben vs ausleben
Shared letters: abensu. Private to "ausgeben": g. Private to "ausleben": l.
"ausgeben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausleben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgeben" for "ausleben" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausgeben" vs "ausleben" - which ranks higher?
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 "ausleben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgeben" and "ausleben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausleben vs auszuleben". 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 #1,873,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.