Which to use
“auserwählt” is a verb and “Auserwählte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,489
- “auserwählt” frequency rank
- #40,392
- “Auserwählte” frequency rank
- 89881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auserwählt | Auserwählte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auserwählen | eine Frau, die auserkoren, auserwählt wurde, etwas Bestimmtes zu vollbringen |
Where the eye mixes auserwählt and Auserwählte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. auserwählt runs 10 letters (VVCVCCVCCC) against Auserwählte's 11 (VVCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between auserwählt and Auserwählte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: auserwählt is [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːlt] while Auserwählte is [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “auserwählt” sits inside “Auserwählte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auserwählt is recorded at frequency rank #49,489, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːlt]. Auserwählte is at rank #40,392, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːltə].
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 89881, this pair ranks #52,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of auserwählt vs Auserwählte
Shared letters: aehlrstuwä. Private to "auserwählt": -. Private to "Auserwählte": -.
"auserwählt" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCCC · "Auserwählte" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auserwählt" and "Auserwählte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "auserwählt" vs "Auserwählte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "auserwählt" and "Auserwählte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auserwählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auserwählte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auserwählt" and "Auserwählte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auserwählt vs auswählt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,663 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.