Which to use
“ausgeht” and “ausgibt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,506
- “ausgeht” frequency rank
- #20,173
- “ausgibt” frequency rank
- 26679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgeht | ausgibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgeben |
Where the eye mixes ausgeht and ausgibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ausgeht and ausgibt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausgeht vs ausgibt
A purely visual mix-up. ausgeht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːt]) and ausgibt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡiːpt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgeht is recorded at frequency rank #6,506, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːt]. ausgibt is at rank #20,173, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡiːpt].
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 26679, this pair ranks #1,814,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgeht vs ausgibt
Shared letters: agstu. Private to "ausgeht": eh. Private to "ausgibt": bi.
"ausgeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "ausgibt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgeht" and "ausgibt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgeht" and "ausgibt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgab vs ausgibt". 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 #1,814,200 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.