Ausgang
[ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ]
The verdict
“Ausgang” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,766 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,766
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine aus einem abgeschlossenen Anwesen, Raum oder Gebäude hinausführende Gebäudeöffnung, Tür (oder dgl.), durch die dieser Raum oder das Gebäude, von innen betrachtet, verlassen werden kann. Meist ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ausgang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #4,766 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ausgang” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ausgang is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,766 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ausgang, with forms such as "asugang", "augsang", and "ausagng". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausland", "ausging", "Aushang", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ausgang, spelled A-U-S-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1eine aus einem abgeschlossenen Anwesen, Raum oder Gebäude hinausführende Gebäudeöffnung, Tür (oder dgl.), durch die dieser Raum oder das Gebäude, von innen betrachtet, verlassen werden kann. Meist ist der Ausgang die gleiche Gebäudeöffnung wie der Eingang, der Ort, der die Möglichkeit, einen relativ und in sich abgeschlossenen Raum zu verlassen, bietet
- 2das Herausgehen oder Hinausgehen
- 3die Zeit zum Ausgehen von Strafgefangenen, Soldaten, Bediensteten, Internatsbewohnern usw.
- 4das Ende, das Ergebnis, die Lösung eines Prozesses, einer Handlung, Verhandlung, eines Konfliktes, eines Verfahrens, eines Spiels, eines Zeitraumes usw.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asugang,augsang,ausagng,ausgagn,ausgangg,ausganng,ausggang,ausgnag,aussgang,uasgang
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ausgang - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ausgang”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-G-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ausland” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ausgang vs Ausland
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.