Which to use
“ausgehen” is a verb and “ausgehende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,297
- “ausgehen” frequency rank
- #36,198
- “ausgehende” frequency rank
- 39495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehen | ausgehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Haus verlassen; nach draußen gehen, um etwas zu tun | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgehend |
Where the eye mixes ausgehen and ausgehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgehen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against ausgehende's 10 (VVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausgehen vs ausgehende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgehen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːən] while ausgehende is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgehen” sits inside “ausgehende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgehen is recorded at frequency rank #3,297, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːən]. ausgehende is at rank #36,198, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə].
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 39495, this pair ranks #1,535,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehen vs ausgehende
Shared letters: aeghnsu. Private to "ausgehen": -. Private to "ausgehende": d.
"ausgehen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausgehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehen ← asugehen · augsehen · auseghen · ausgeehn · ausgehenn · ausgehhen · ausgehne · ausggehen
- ausgehende ← asugehende · augsehende · auseghende · ausgeehnde · ausgehedne · ausgehendde · ausgehened · ausgehennde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgehen" and "ausgehende" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ausgehen" vs "ausgehende" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgehen" and "ausgehende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,535,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehen" and "ausgehende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehende vs aussehender". 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 #1,535,219 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.