aufgestelltevsausgestelltConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#22,626
“aufgestellte” frequency rank
#6,635
“ausgestellt” frequency rank
29261
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgestellte ausgestellt
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgestellt zur Schau/Ansicht gestellt

Where the eye mixes aufgestellte and ausgestellt

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

12 ch
aufgestellte
11 ch
ausgestellt

Look-alike desk: aufgestellte vs ausgestellt

A purely visual mix-up. aufgestellte ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltə]) and ausgestellt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛlt]) 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 29261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgestellte is recorded at frequency rank #22,626, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltə]. ausgestellt is at rank #6,635, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛlt].

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 29261, this pair ranks #1,770,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aufgestellte vs ausgestellt

Shared letters: aeglstu. Private to "aufgestellte": f. Private to "ausgestellt": -.

"aufgestellte" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCV  ·  "ausgestellt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufgestellteafugestellte · aufegstellte · auffgestellte · aufgesetllte · aufgesstellte · aufgestellet · aufgestelltte · aufgestelte
  • ausgestelltasugestellt · augsestellt · ausegstellt · ausgesetllt · ausgesstellt · ausgestelltt · ausgestelt · ausgesteltl

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgestellte" and "ausgestellt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "aufgestellte" or "ausgestellt" show up more?
"ausgestellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,635 in our German list, against #22,626 for "aufgestellte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgestellte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgestellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,770,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgestellte" and "ausgestellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgestellte vs aufstellte". 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 #1,770,152 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