Which to use
“ausgehe” is a verb and “Ausrede” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,482
- “ausgehe” frequency rank
- #9,683
- “Ausrede” frequency rank
- 39165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehe | Ausrede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen | unwahres Argument; Lüge, die in einer Situation der Rechtfertigung oder der Kritik als scheinbare Begründung benutzt wird |
Where the eye mixes ausgehe and Ausrede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ausgehe and Ausrede follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ausgehe with Ausrede
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgehe is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːə] while Ausrede is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39165, 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]. Ausrede is at rank #9,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə].
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 39165, this pair ranks #1,544,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehe vs Ausrede
Shared letters: aesu. Private to "ausgehe": gh. Private to "Ausrede": dr.
"ausgehe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "Ausrede" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgehe" and "Ausrede" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ausgehe" vs "Ausrede" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausrede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,544,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehe" and "Ausrede" 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 #1,544,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.