Which to use
“ausgehend” is a verb and “ausgehende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,146
- “ausgehend” frequency rank
- #36,198
- “ausgehende” frequency rank
- 45344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehend | ausgehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs ausgehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgehend |
Where the eye mixes ausgehend and ausgehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgehend runs 9 letters (VVCCVCVCC) against ausgehende's 10 (VVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausgehend vs ausgehende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgehend is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːənt] while ausgehende is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ausgehend” 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 45344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgehend is recorded at frequency rank #9,146, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːənt]. 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 45344, this pair ranks #1,356,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehend vs ausgehende
Shared letters: adeghnsu. Private to "ausgehend": -. Private to "ausgehende": -.
"ausgehend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "ausgehende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehend ← asugehend · augsehend · auseghend · ausgeehnd · ausgehedn · ausgehendd · ausgehennd · ausgehhend
- ausgehende ← asugehende · augsehende · auseghende · ausgeehnde · ausgehedne · ausgehendde · ausgehened · ausgehennde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgehend" for "ausgehende" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgehend" or "ausgehende" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehend" 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 #1,356,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehend" 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 #1,356,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.