Which to use
“ausgehend” is a verb and “ausgehenden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,146
- “ausgehend” frequency rank
- #17,817
- “ausgehenden” frequency rank
- 26963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehend | ausgehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs ausgehen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgehend |
Where the eye mixes ausgehend and ausgehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ausgehend vs ausgehenden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgehend is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːənt] while ausgehenden is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgehend” sits inside “ausgehenden”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26963, 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]. ausgehenden is at rank #17,817, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːəndn̩].
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 26963, this pair ranks #1,809,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehend vs ausgehenden
Shared letters: adeghnsu. Private to "ausgehend": -. Private to "ausgehenden": -.
"ausgehend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "ausgehenden" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehend ← asugehend · augsehend · auseghend · ausgeehnd · ausgehedn · ausgehendd · ausgehennd · ausgehhend
- ausgehenden ← asugehenden · augsehenden · auseghenden · ausgeehnden · ausgehednen · ausgehendden · ausgehendenn · ausgehendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgehend" and "ausgehenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgehend" or "ausgehenden" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,809,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehend" and "ausgehenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgehenden 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 #1,809,501 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.