aufgezähltvsausgewähltWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#26,307
“aufgezählt” frequency rank
#4,957
“ausgewählt” frequency rank
31264
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgezählt ausgewählt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufzählen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auswählen

Where the eye mixes aufgezählt and ausgewählt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufgezählt and ausgewählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
aufgezählt
10 ch
ausgewählt

Visual trap between aufgezählt and ausgewählt

A purely visual mix-up. aufgezählt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌt͡sɛːlt]) and ausgewählt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgezählt is recorded at frequency rank #26,307, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌt͡sɛːlt]. ausgewählt is at rank #4,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːlt].

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 31264, this pair ranks #1,731,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aufgezählt vs ausgewählt

Shared letters: aeghltuä. Private to "aufgezählt": fz. Private to "ausgewählt": sw.

"aufgezählt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "ausgewählt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgezählt" and "ausgewählt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌt͡sɛːlt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aufgezählt" or "ausgewählt"?
"ausgewählt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,957 in our German list, against #26,307 for "aufgezählt". 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 "aufgezählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgewählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,731,610 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgezählt" and "ausgewählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgewühlt vs aufgezählt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,731,610 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