Which to use
“ausgeben” and “ausreden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,154
- “ausgeben” frequency rank
- #10,231
- “ausreden” frequency rank
- 16385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgeben | ausreden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zahlungsmittel für etwas verbrauchen, abgeben, eintauschen | jemanden dazu veranlassen, dass er seine Meinung oder ein Vorhaben aufgibt |
Where the eye mixes ausgeben and ausreden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ausgeben vs ausreden
A purely visual mix-up. ausgeben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːbn̩]) and ausreden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16385, 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]. ausreden is at rank #10,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩].
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 16385, this pair ranks #1,936,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgeben vs ausreden
Shared letters: aensu. Private to "ausgeben": bg. Private to "ausreden": dr.
"ausgeben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausreden" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "ausgeben" vs "ausreden" - 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 "ausreden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgeben" and "ausreden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausreden vs aussenden". 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 #1,936,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.