ausführendenvsAusführungenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ausführenden is a adjective, Ausführungen is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ausführenden” is an adjective and “Ausführungen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,196
“ausführenden” frequency rank
#6,391
“Ausführungen” frequency rank
42587
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausführenden Ausführungen
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausführend Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausführung

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ausführenden and Ausführungen apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
ausführenden
12 ch
Ausführungen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausführenden is [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁəndn̩] while Ausführungen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁʊŋən]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausführenden is recorded at frequency rank #36,196, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁəndn̩]. Ausführungen is at rank #6,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːʁʊŋən].

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 42587, this pair ranks #1,444,778 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausführenden vs Ausführungen

Shared letters: aefhnrsuü. Private to "ausführenden": d. Private to "Ausführungen": g.

"ausführenden" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "Ausführungen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

ausführenden#36,196
Ausführungen#6,391

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausführenden" and "Ausführungen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ausführenden" is an adjective and "Ausführungen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ausführenden" or "Ausführungen"?
"Ausführungen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,391 in our German list, against #36,196 for "ausführenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ausführenden vs Ausführungen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “ausführenden”; for a noun, it's “Ausführungen”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ausführenden” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list