Auserwählte vs Auserwählten, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#40,392
“Auserwählte” frequency rank: #28,078
“Auserwählten” frequency rank: 68470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Auserwählte	Auserwählten
Definition	eine Frau, die auserkoren, auserwählt wurde, etwas Bestimmtes zu vollbringen	Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Auserwählter

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Auserwählte and Auserwählten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch

Auserwählte

12 ch

Auserwählten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Auserwählte ([ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːltə]) and Auserwählten ([ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːltn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Auserwählte” sits inside “Auserwählten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auserwählte is recorded at frequency rank #40,392, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːltə]. Auserwählten is at rank #28,078, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːltn̩].

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 68470, this pair ranks #506,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Auserwählte vs Auserwählten

Shared letters: aehlrstuwä. Private to "Auserwählte": -. Private to "Auserwählten": n.

"Auserwählte" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCCVCCCV · "Auserwählten" · 12 letters · shape VVCVCCVCCCVC

Frequency comparison

Auserwählte#40,392

Auserwählten#28,078

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Auserwählte" and "Auserwählten" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːltə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Auserwählte" or "Auserwählten"?

"Auserwählten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,078 in our German list, against #40,392 for "Auserwählte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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