aufgeführtenvsausgeführteWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#13,544
“aufgeführten” frequency rank
#34,525
“ausgeführte” frequency rank
48069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgeführten ausgeführte
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgeführt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeführt

Where the eye mixes aufgeführten and ausgeführte

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

12 ch
aufgeführten
11 ch
ausgeführte

Why the eye confuses aufgeführten with ausgeführte

A purely visual mix-up. aufgeführten ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgeführten is recorded at frequency rank #13,544, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 48069, this pair ranks #1,261,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgeführten vs ausgeführte

Shared letters: aefghrtuü. Private to "aufgeführten": n. Private to "ausgeführte": s.

"aufgeführten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC  ·  "ausgeführte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgeführten" and "ausgeführte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aufgeführten" vs "ausgeführte" - which ranks higher?
"aufgeführten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,544 in our German list, against #34,525 for "ausgeführte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeführten" 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 #1,261,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgeführten" and "ausgeführte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgeführte vs ausgeführte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,261,910 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