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

#42,350
“aufgeführte” frequency rank
#34,525
“ausgeführte” frequency rank
76875
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgeführte ausgeführte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgeführt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeführt

Where the eye mixes aufgeführte and ausgeführte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aufgeführte and ausgeführte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
aufgeführte
11 ch
ausgeführte

Look-alike desk: aufgeführte vs ausgeführte

A purely visual mix-up. aufgeführte ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]) and ausgeführte ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]) 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 “aufgeführte” becomes s in “ausgeführte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgeführte is recorded at frequency rank #42,350, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]. ausgeführte is at rank #34,525, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə].

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 76875, this pair ranks #273,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aufgeführte vs ausgeführte

Shared letters: aefghrtuü. Private to "aufgeführte": -. Private to "ausgeführte": s.

"aufgeführte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV  ·  "ausgeführte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aufgeführte" and "ausgeführte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aufgeführte" or "ausgeführte"?
"ausgeführte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,525 in our German list, against #42,350 for "aufgeführte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeführte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgeführte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #273,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgeführte" and "ausgeführte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs aufgeführte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #273,655 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