Which to use
“ausgegeben” and “ausgehoben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,246
- “ausgegeben” frequency rank
- #35,641
- “ausgehoben” frequency rank
- 40887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgegeben | ausgehoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausgeben | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausheben |
Where the eye mixes ausgegeben and ausgehoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgegeben and ausgehoben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausgegeben vs ausgehoben
A purely visual mix-up. ausgegeben ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡeːbn̩]) and ausgehoben ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhoːbn̩]) 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 40887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgegeben is recorded at frequency rank #5,246, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡeːbn̩]. ausgehoben is at rank #35,641, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhoːbn̩].
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 40887, this pair ranks #1,495,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgegeben vs ausgehoben
Shared letters: abegnsu. Private to "ausgegeben": -. Private to "ausgehoben": ho.
"ausgegeben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC · "ausgehoben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgegeben ← asugegeben · augsegeben · auseggeben · ausgeegben · ausgegbeen · ausgegebben · ausgegebenn · ausgegebne
- ausgehoben ← asugehoben · augsehoben · auseghoben · ausgehboen · ausgehhoben · ausgehobben · ausgehobenn · ausgehobne
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "ausgegeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,495,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgegeben" and "ausgehoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehoben vs ausgewogen". 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 #1,495,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.