aufgewertetvsausgewertetConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#28,524
“aufgewertet” frequency rank
#11,382
“ausgewertet” frequency rank
39906
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgewertet ausgewertet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufwerten Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auswerten

Where the eye mixes aufgewertet and ausgewertet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aufgewertet and ausgewertet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
aufgewertet
11 ch
ausgewertet

Look-alike desk: aufgewertet vs ausgewertet

A purely visual mix-up. aufgewertet ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌveːɐ̯tət]) and ausgewertet ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌveːɐ̯tət]) 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 “aufgewertet” becomes s in “ausgewertet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgewertet is recorded at frequency rank #28,524, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌveːɐ̯tət]. ausgewertet is at rank #11,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌveːɐ̯tət].

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 39906, this pair ranks #1,523,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aufgewertet vs ausgewertet

Shared letters: aegrtuw. Private to "aufgewertet": f. Private to "ausgewertet": s.

"aufgewertet" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC  ·  "ausgewertet" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufgewertet ← afugewertet · aufegwertet · auffgewertet · aufgeewrtet · aufgewerett · aufgewerrtet · aufgewertett · aufgewertte
  • ausgewertet ← asugewertet · augsewertet · ausegwertet · ausgeewrtet · ausgewerett · ausgewerrtet · ausgewertett · ausgewertte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aufgewertet" and "ausgewertet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌveːɐ̯tət] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌveːɐ̯tət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "aufgewertet" or "ausgewertet" show up more?
"ausgewertet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,382 in our German list, against #28,524 for "aufgewertet". 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 "aufgewertet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgewertet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,523,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgewertet" and "ausgewertet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgewendet vs aufgewertet". 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 #1,523,549 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