aufgeführtvsausgeführtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,589
“aufgeführt” frequency rank
#3,868
“ausgeführt” frequency rank
8457
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgeführt ausgeführt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufführen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausführen

Where the eye mixes aufgeführt and ausgeführt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufgeführt and ausgeführt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
aufgeführt
10 ch
ausgeführt

Visual trap between aufgeführt and ausgeführt

A purely visual mix-up. aufgeführt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and ausgeführt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - f in “aufgeführt” becomes s in “ausgeführt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgeführt is recorded at frequency rank #4,589, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]. ausgeführt is at rank #3,868, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯t].

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 8457, this pair ranks #1,984,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aufgeführt vs ausgeführt

Shared letters: aefghrtuü. Private to "aufgeführt": -. Private to "ausgeführt": s.

"aufgeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "ausgeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aufgeführt" for "ausgeführt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aufgeführt" vs "ausgeführt" - which ranks higher?
"ausgeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,868 in our German list, against #4,589 for "aufgeführt". 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 "aufgeführt" and "ausgeführt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgeführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,984,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgeführt" and "ausgeführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgeführt vs aufgeführte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,984,191 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