AngestelltevsausgestellteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Angestellte is a noun, ausgestellte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Angestellte” is a noun and “ausgestellte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,502
“Angestellte” frequency rank
#43,027
“ausgestellte” frequency rank
49529
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Angestellte ausgestellte
Definition Frau, die gegen Bezahlung ihre Arbeitskraft zur Verfügung stellt (nicht-körperliche Arbeit) Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestellt

Where the eye mixes Angestellte and ausgestellte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Angestellte runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCCV) against ausgestellte's 12 (VVCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
Angestellte
12 ch
ausgestellte

Look-alike desk: Angestellte vs ausgestellte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Angestellte is [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltə] while ausgestellte is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Angestellte is recorded at frequency rank #6,502, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltə]. ausgestellte is at rank #43,027, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltə].

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 49529, this pair ranks #1,208,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Angestellte vs ausgestellte

Shared letters: aeglst. Private to "Angestellte": n. Private to "ausgestellte": u.

"Angestellte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV  ·  "ausgestellte" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Angestellte ← agnestellte · anegstellte · angesetllte · angesstellte · angestellet · angestelltte · angestelte · angesteltle
  • ausgestellte ← asugestellte · augsestellte · ausegstellte · ausgesetllte · ausgesstellte · ausgestellet · ausgestelltte · ausgestelte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Angestellte" and "ausgestellte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Angestellte" is a noun and "ausgestellte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Angestellte" vs "ausgestellte" - which ranks higher?
"Angestellte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,502 in our German list, against #43,027 for "ausgestellte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Angestellte" and "ausgestellte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Angestellte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgestellte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,208,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Angestellte" and "ausgestellte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgestellte vs ausgestellten". 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 #1,208,099 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list