ausgebuchtvsausgedachtWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ausgebucht is a adjective, ausgedacht is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ausgebucht” is an adjective and “ausgedacht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,167
“ausgebucht” frequency rank
#9,145
“ausgedacht” frequency rank
27312
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgebucht ausgedacht
Definition über keine Eintrittskarten/Zimmer/Sitzplätze oder Ähnliches mehr verfügend Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausdenken

Where the eye mixes ausgebucht and ausgedacht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgebucht and ausgedacht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
ausgebucht
10 ch
ausgedacht

Look-alike desk: ausgebucht vs ausgedacht

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgebucht is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbuːxt] while ausgedacht is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌdaxt]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgebucht is recorded at frequency rank #18,167, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbuːxt]. ausgedacht is at rank #9,145, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌdaxt].

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 27312, this pair ranks #1,803,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgebucht vs ausgedacht

Shared letters: aceghstu. Private to "ausgebucht": b. Private to "ausgedacht": d.

"ausgebucht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "ausgedacht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgebucht ← asugebucht · augsebucht · ausegbucht · ausgbeucht · ausgebbucht · ausgebcuht · ausgebuccht · ausgebuchht
  • ausgedacht ← asugedacht · augsedacht · ausegdacht · ausgdeacht · ausgeadcht · ausgedaccht · ausgedachht · ausgedachtt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgebucht" and "ausgedacht" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ausgebucht" is an adjective and "ausgedacht" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ausgebucht" or "ausgedacht"?
"ausgedacht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,145 in our German list, against #18,167 for "ausgebucht". 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 "ausgebucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgedacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,803,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgebucht" and "ausgedacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgebucht vs ausgebucht". 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 #1,803,812 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