Which to use
“ausging” and “ausgingen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,819
- “ausging” frequency rank
- #37,975
- “ausgingen” frequency rank
- 55794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausging | ausgingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausgehen |
Where the eye mixes ausging and ausgingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ausging with ausgingen
A purely visual mix-up. ausging ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋ]) and ausgingen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausging” sits inside “ausgingen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausging is recorded at frequency rank #17,819, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋ]. ausgingen is at rank #37,975, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡɪŋən].
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 55794, this pair ranks #965,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausging vs ausgingen
Shared letters: aginsu. Private to "ausging": -. Private to "ausgingen": e.
"ausging" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "ausgingen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausging" and "ausgingen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausging" or "ausgingen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausging" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #965,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausging" and "ausgingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausgänge vs ausgingen". 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 #965,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.