aufgestelltevsausgestelltenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#22,626
“aufgestellte” frequency rank
#24,245
“ausgestellten” frequency rank
46871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgestellte ausgestellten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgestellt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestellt

Where the eye mixes aufgestellte and ausgestellten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. aufgestellte runs 12 letters (VVCCVCCVCCCV) against ausgestellten's 13 (VVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
aufgestellte
13 ch
ausgestellten

Visual trap between aufgestellte and ausgestellten

A purely visual mix-up. aufgestellte ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltə]) and ausgestellten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) 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 46871, 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]. ausgestellten is at rank #24,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltn̩].

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 46871, this pair ranks #1,304,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgestellte vs ausgestellten

Shared letters: aeglstu. Private to "aufgestellte": f. Private to "ausgestellten": n.

"aufgestellte" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCV  ·  "ausgestellten" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufgestellteafugestellte · aufegstellte · auffgestellte · aufgesetllte · aufgesstellte · aufgestellet · aufgestelltte · aufgestelte
  • ausgestelltenasugestellten · augsestellten · ausegstellten · ausgesetllten · ausgesstellten · ausgestelletn · ausgestelltenn · ausgestelltne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgestellte" and "ausgestellten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aufgestellte" or "ausgestellten"?
"aufgestellte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,626 in our German list, against #24,245 for "ausgestellten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "aufgestellte" and "ausgestellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgestellte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,304,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgestellte" and "ausgestellten" 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 #1,304,089 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