Which to use
“Auserwählte” is a noun and “ausgewählte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,392
- “Auserwählte” frequency rank
- #8,024
- “ausgewählte” frequency rank
- 48416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Auserwählte | ausgewählte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Frau, die auserkoren, auserwählt wurde, etwas Bestimmtes zu vollbringen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgewählt |
Where the eye mixes Auserwählte and ausgewählte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Auserwählte (VVCVCCVCCCV) and ausgewählte (VVCCVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Auserwählte with ausgewählte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Auserwählte is [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛːltə] while ausgewählte is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48416, 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]. ausgewählte is at rank #8,024, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltə].
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 48416, this pair ranks #1,249,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Auserwählte vs ausgewählte
Shared letters: aehlstuwä. Private to "Auserwählte": r. Private to "ausgewählte": g.
"Auserwählte" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCCVCCCV · "ausgewählte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Auserwählte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewählte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,249,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Auserwählte" and "ausgewählte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auserwählt vs Auserwählte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,249,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.