Which to use
“ausgibt” and “ausging” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,173
- “ausgibt” frequency rank
- #17,819
- “ausging” frequency rank
- 37992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgibt | ausging |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgeben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgibt and ausging
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ausgibt and ausging follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ausgibt with ausging
A purely visual mix-up. ausgibt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡiːpt]) and ausging ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋ]) 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 37992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgibt is recorded at frequency rank #20,173, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡiːpt]. ausging is at rank #17,819, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋ].
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 37992, this pair ranks #1,575,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgibt vs ausging
Shared letters: agisu. Private to "ausgibt": bt. Private to "ausging": n.
"ausgibt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "ausging" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgibt" and "ausging" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausgibt" vs "ausging" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgibt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausging" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgibt" and "ausging" 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 #1,575,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.