aufgestelltenvsausgestellteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#17,223
“aufgestellten” frequency rank
#43,027
“ausgestellte” frequency rank
60250
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgestellten ausgestellte
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgestellt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestellt

Where the eye mixes aufgestellten and ausgestellte

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

13 ch
aufgestellten
12 ch
ausgestellte

Why the eye confuses aufgestellten with ausgestellte

A purely visual mix-up. aufgestellten ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) and ausgestellte ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltə]) 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 60250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgestellten is recorded at frequency rank #17,223, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]. ausgestellte is at rank #43,027, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltə].

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 60250, this pair ranks #793,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgestellten vs ausgestellte

Shared letters: aeglstu. Private to "aufgestellten": fn. Private to "ausgestellte": -.

"aufgestellten" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCVC  ·  "ausgestellte" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufgestellten ← afugestellten · aufegstellten · auffgestellten · aufgesetllten · aufgesstellten · aufgestelletn · aufgestelltenn · aufgestelltne
  • ausgestellte ← asugestellte · augsestellte · ausegstellte · ausgesetllte · ausgesstellte · ausgestellet · ausgestelltte · ausgestelte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgestellten" and "ausgestellte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛltn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aufgestellten" or "ausgestellte"?
"aufgestellten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,223 in our German list, against #43,027 for "ausgestellte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgestellten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgestellte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #793,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgestellten" and "ausgestellte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgestellte vs ausgestellten". 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 #793,993 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