Which to use
“angesprochen” is a verb and “ausgesprochen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,701
- “angesprochen” frequency rank
- #3,230
- “ausgesprochen” frequency rank
- 6931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angesprochen | ausgesprochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ansprechen | im vollen, uneingeschränkten Sinne des Wortes |
Where the eye mixes angesprochen and ausgesprochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between angesprochen and ausgesprochen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: angesprochen is [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩] while ausgesprochen is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angesprochen is recorded at frequency rank #3,701, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃpʁɔxn̩]. ausgesprochen is at rank #3,230, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩].
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 6931, this pair ranks #1,989,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angesprochen vs ausgesprochen
Shared letters: aceghnoprs. Private to "angesprochen": -. Private to "ausgesprochen": u.
"angesprochen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC · "ausgesprochen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- angesprochen ← agnesprochen · anegsprochen · angepsrochen · angesporchen · angespprochen · angesprcohen · angesprocchen · angesprocehn
- ausgesprochen ← asugesprochen · augsesprochen · ausegsprochen · ausgepsrochen · ausgesporchen · ausgespprochen · ausgesprcohen · ausgesprocchen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "angesprochen" for "ausgesprochen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "angesprochen" or "ausgesprochen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "angesprochen" and "ausgesprochen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "angesprochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgesprochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angesprochen" and "ausgesprochen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgesprochen vs ausgesprochene". 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 #1,989,983 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.