ausgebautevsausgebautenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,806
“ausgebaute” frequency rank
#31,439
“ausgebauten” frequency rank
68245
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgebaute ausgebauten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgebaut Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgebaut

Where the eye mixes ausgebaute and ausgebauten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausgebaute runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVVCV) against ausgebauten's 11 (VVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
ausgebaute
11 ch
ausgebauten

Look-alike desk: ausgebaute vs ausgebauten

A purely visual mix-up. ausgebaute ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯tə]) and ausgebauten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩]) 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) - “ausgebaute” sits inside “ausgebauten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgebaute is recorded at frequency rank #36,806, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯tə]. ausgebauten is at rank #31,439, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩].

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 68245, this pair ranks #514,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgebaute vs ausgebauten

Shared letters: abegstu. Private to "ausgebaute": -. Private to "ausgebauten": n.

"ausgebaute" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCV  ·  "ausgebauten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgebaute ← asugebaute · augsebaute · ausegbaute · ausgbeaute · ausgeabute · ausgebatue · ausgebauet · ausgebautte
  • ausgebauten ← asugebauten · augsebauten · ausegbauten · ausgbeauten · ausgeabuten · ausgebatuen · ausgebauetn · ausgebautenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgebaute" and "ausgebauten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯tə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausgebaute" or "ausgebauten"?
"ausgebauten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,439 in our German list, against #36,806 for "ausgebaute". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgebaute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgebauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #514,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgebaute" and "ausgebauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgebaute vs ausgebaute". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #514,047 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list