ausgehevsausgehendConfusable pair

Which to use

“ausgehe” and “ausgehend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,482
“ausgehe” frequency rank
#9,146
“ausgehend” frequency rank
38628
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgehe ausgehend
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen Partizip Präsens des Verbs ausgehen

Where the eye mixes ausgehe and ausgehend

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausgehe runs 7 letters (VVCCVCV) against ausgehend's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
ausgehe
9 ch
ausgehend

Visual trap between ausgehe and ausgehend

A purely visual mix-up. ausgehe ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgehe” sits inside “ausgehend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgehe is recorded at frequency rank #29,482, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːə]. 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 38628, this pair ranks #1,558,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgehe vs ausgehend

Shared letters: aeghsu. Private to "ausgehe": -. Private to "ausgehend": dn.

"ausgehe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "ausgehend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgehe ← asugehe · augsehe · auseghe · ausgeeh · ausgehhe · ausggehe · ausghee · aussgehe
  • ausgehend ← asugehend · augsehend · auseghend · ausgeehnd · ausgehedn · ausgehendd · ausgehennd · ausgehhend

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgehe" and "ausgehend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːənt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausgehe" vs "ausgehend" - which ranks higher?
"ausgehend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,146 in our German list, against #29,482 for "ausgehe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgehe" 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 #1,558,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgehe" and "ausgehend" 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 #1,558,913 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list