aufgebautevsausgebautenConfusable pair

Which to use

“aufgebaute” and “ausgebauten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,937
“aufgebaute” frequency rank
#31,439
“ausgebauten” frequency rank
61376
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgebaute ausgebauten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgebaut Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgebaut

Where the eye mixes aufgebaute and ausgebauten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufgebaute runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVVCV) against ausgebauten's 11 (VVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
aufgebaute
11 ch
ausgebauten

Look-alike desk: aufgebaute vs ausgebauten

A purely visual mix-up. aufgebaute ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌbaʊ̯tə]) and ausgebauten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgebaute is recorded at frequency rank #29,937, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌbaʊ̯tə]. ausgebauten is at rank #31,439, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩].

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 61376, this pair ranks #752,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgebaute vs ausgebauten

Shared letters: abegtu. Private to "aufgebaute": f. Private to "ausgebauten": ns.

"aufgebaute" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCV  ·  "ausgebauten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufgebaute ← afugebaute · aufegbaute · auffgebaute · aufgbeaute · aufgeabute · aufgebatue · aufgebauet · aufgebautte
  • ausgebauten ← asugebauten · augsebauten · ausegbauten · ausgbeauten · ausgeabuten · ausgebatuen · ausgebauetn · ausgebautenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aufgebaute" and "ausgebauten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌbaʊ̯tə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aufgebaute" vs "ausgebauten" - which ranks higher?
"aufgebaute" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,937 in our German list, against #31,439 for "ausgebauten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgebaute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgebauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #752,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgebaute" and "ausgebauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgebaute vs ausgebauten". 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 #752,183 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