ausgehendvsausgehendeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ausgehend is a verb, ausgehende is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ausgehend and ausgehende apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
ausgehend
10 ch
ausgehende

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • ausgehendasugehend · augsehend · auseghend · ausgeehnd · ausgehedn · ausgehendd · ausgehennd · ausgehhend
  • ausgehendeasugehende · augsehende · auseghende · ausgeehnde · ausgehedne · ausgehendde · ausgehened · ausgehennde

Frequency comparison

ausgehend#9,146
ausgehende#36,198

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgehend" and "ausgehende" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ausgehend" is a verb and "ausgehende" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ausgehend" or "ausgehende"?
"ausgehend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,146 in our German list, against #36,198 for "ausgehende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ausgehend vs ausgehende

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “ausgehend”; for an adjective, it's “ausgehende”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ausgehend” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list