Which to use
“ausführen” is a verb and “ausführende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,150
- “ausführen” frequency rank
- #42,355
- “ausführende” frequency rank
- 49505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausführen | ausführende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in andere Länder verkaufen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausführend |
Where the eye mixes ausführen and ausführende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ausführen with ausführende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausführen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁən] while ausführende is [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausführen” sits inside “ausführende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausführen is recorded at frequency rank #7,150, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁən]. ausführende is at rank #42,355, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁəndə].
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 49505, this pair ranks #1,208,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausführen vs ausführende
Shared letters: aefhnrsuü. Private to "ausführen": -. Private to "ausführende": d.
"ausführen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausführende" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausführen" for "ausführende" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ausführen" or "ausführende" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ausführen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausführende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,208,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausführen" and "ausführende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausführende vs ausführenden". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,208,992 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.