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

#11,173
“ausgebildete” frequency rank
#14,504
“ausgebildeten” frequency rank
25677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgebildete ausgebildeten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgebildet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgebildet

Where the eye mixes ausgebildete and ausgebildeten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. ausgebildete runs 12 letters (VVCCVCVCCVCV) against ausgebildeten's 13 (VVCCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
ausgebildete
13 ch
ausgebildeten

Visual trap between ausgebildete and ausgebildeten

A purely visual mix-up. ausgebildete ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldətə]) and ausgebildeten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldətn̩]) 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) - “ausgebildete” sits inside “ausgebildeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgebildete is recorded at frequency rank #11,173, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldətə]. ausgebildeten is at rank #14,504, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldətn̩].

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 25677, this pair ranks #1,829,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgebildete vs ausgebildeten

Shared letters: abdegilstu. Private to "ausgebildete": -. Private to "ausgebildeten": n.

"ausgebildete" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCV  ·  "ausgebildeten" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgebildete ← asugebildete · augsebildete · ausegbildete · ausgbeildete · ausgebbildete · ausgebidlete · ausgebilddete · ausgebildeet
  • ausgebildeten ← asugebildeten · augsebildeten · ausegbildeten · ausgbeildeten · ausgebbildeten · ausgebidleten · ausgebilddeten · ausgebildeetn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgebildete" and "ausgebildeten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldətə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbɪldətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausgebildete" or "ausgebildeten"?
"ausgebildete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,173 in our German list, against #14,504 for "ausgebildeten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgebildete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgebildeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,829,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgebildete" and "ausgebildeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgebildete vs ausgebildete". 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 #1,829,664 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