ausgebildetvsausgebildeterTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,680
“ausgebildet” frequency rank
#26,761
“ausgebildeter” frequency rank
31441
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgebildet ausgebildeter
Definition Ausbildung besitzend Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgebildet

Where the eye mixes ausgebildet and ausgebildeter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ausgebildet runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCVC) against ausgebildeter's 13 (VVCCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
ausgebildet
13 ch
ausgebildeter

Why the eye confuses ausgebildet with ausgebildeter

A purely visual mix-up. ausgebildet ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldət]) and ausgebildeter ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldətɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgebildet” sits inside “ausgebildeter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgebildet is recorded at frequency rank #4,680, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldət]. ausgebildeter is at rank #26,761, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldətɐ].

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 31441, this pair ranks #1,728,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgebildet vs ausgebildeter

Shared letters: abdegilstu. Private to "ausgebildet": -. Private to "ausgebildeter": r.

"ausgebildet" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC  ·  "ausgebildeter" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgebildet ← asugebildet · augsebildet · ausegbildet · ausgbeildet · ausgebbildet · ausgebidlet · ausgebilddet · ausgebildett
  • ausgebildeter ← asugebildeter · augsebildeter · ausegbildeter · ausgbeildeter · ausgebbildeter · ausgebidleter · ausgebilddeter · ausgebildeetr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgebildet" and "ausgebildeter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldət] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldətɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausgebildet" vs "ausgebildeter" - which ranks higher?
"ausgebildet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,680 in our German list, against #26,761 for "ausgebildeter". 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 "ausgebildet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgebildeter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,728,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgebildet" and "ausgebildeter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausbildet vs ausgebildet". 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 #1,728,005 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