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

#13,544
“aufgeführten” frequency rank
#29,943
“ausgeführten” frequency rank
43487
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgeführten ausgeführten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgeführt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeführt

Where the eye mixes aufgeführten and ausgeführten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. aufgeführten and ausgeführten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
aufgeführten
12 ch
ausgeführten

Why the eye confuses aufgeführten with ausgeführten

A purely visual mix-up. aufgeführten ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) and ausgeführten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 “aufgeführten” becomes s in “ausgeführten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43487, 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]. ausgeführten is at rank #29,943, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩].

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 43487, this pair ranks #1,416,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgeführten vs ausgeführten

Shared letters: aefghnrtuü. Private to "aufgeführten": -. Private to "ausgeführten": s.

"aufgeführten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC  ·  "ausgeführten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aufgeführten" for "ausgeführten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "aufgeführten" or "ausgeführten" show up more?
"aufgeführten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,544 in our German list, against #29,943 for "ausgeführten". 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 "ausgeführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,416,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgeführten" and "ausgeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgefahren vs ausgeführten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,416,503 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