ausgehtvsAuszeitWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ausgeht is a verb, Auszeit is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ausgeht” is a verb and “Auszeit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,506
“ausgeht” frequency rank
#8,986
“Auszeit” frequency rank
15492
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeht Auszeit
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen kurze Unterbrechung eines Spiels

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ausgeht and Auszeit apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
ausgeht
7 ch
Auszeit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgeht is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡeːt] while Auszeit is [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15492, 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]. Auszeit is at rank #8,986, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯t].

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 15492, this pair ranks #1,943,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeht vs Auszeit

Shared letters: aestu. Private to "ausgeht": gh. Private to "Auszeit": iz.

"ausgeht" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC  ·  "Auszeit" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgehtasugeht · augseht · auseght · ausgehht · ausgehtt · ausgeth · ausggeht · ausghet
  • Auszeitasuzeit · ausezit · ausszeit · auszeitt · auszeti · ausziet · auszzeit · auzseit

Frequency comparison

ausgeht#6,506
Auszeit#8,986

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgeht" and "Auszeit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ausgeht" is a verb and "Auszeit" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ausgeht" or "Auszeit"?
"ausgeht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,506 in our German list, against #8,986 for "Auszeit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ausgeht vs Auszeit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “ausgeht”; for a noun, it's “Auszeit”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ausgeht” 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