ausgebeutetvsausgebreitetWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#26,309
“ausgebeutet” frequency rank
#19,498
“ausgebreitet” frequency rank
45807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgebeutet ausgebreitet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausbeuten Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausbreiten

Where the eye mixes ausgebeutet and ausgebreitet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausgebeutet runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVVCVC) against ausgebreitet's 12 (VVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
ausgebeutet
12 ch
ausgebreitet

Visual trap between ausgebeutet and ausgebreitet

A purely visual mix-up. ausgebeutet ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɔɪ̯tət]) and ausgebreitet ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbʁaɪ̯tət]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgebeutet is recorded at frequency rank #26,309, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɔɪ̯tət]. ausgebreitet is at rank #19,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbʁaɪ̯tət].

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 45807, this pair ranks #1,340,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgebeutet vs ausgebreitet

Shared letters: abegstu. Private to "ausgebeutet": -. Private to "ausgebreitet": ir.

"ausgebeutet" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "ausgebreitet" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgebeutet ← asugebeutet · augsebeutet · ausegbeutet · ausgbeeutet · ausgebbeutet · ausgebetuet · ausgebeuett · ausgebeutett
  • ausgebreitet ← asugebreitet · augsebreitet · ausegbreitet · ausgbereitet · ausgebbreitet · ausgeberitet · ausgebreiett · ausgebreitett

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausgebeutet" for "ausgebreitet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɔɪ̯tət] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbʁaɪ̯tət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ausgebeutet" or "ausgebreitet" show up more?
"ausgebreitet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,498 in our German list, against #26,309 for "ausgebeutet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "ausgebeutet" and "ausgebreitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgebeutet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgebreitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,340,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgebeutet" and "ausgebreitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgebaute vs ausgebeutet". 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 #1,340,600 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