Which to use
“ausgebucht” is an adjective and “ausgesucht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,167
- “ausgebucht” frequency rank
- #7,575
- “ausgesucht” frequency rank
- 25742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgebucht | ausgesucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über keine Eintrittskarten/Zimmer/Sitzplätze oder Ähnliches mehr verfügend | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aussuchen |
Where the eye mixes ausgebucht and ausgesucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgebucht and ausgesucht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausgebucht and ausgesucht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgebucht is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbuːxt] while ausgesucht is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌzuːxt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “ausgebucht” becomes s in “ausgesucht”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25742, 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]. ausgesucht is at rank #7,575, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌzuːxt].
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 25742, this pair ranks #1,828,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgebucht vs ausgesucht
Shared letters: aceghstu. Private to "ausgebucht": b. Private to "ausgesucht": -.
"ausgebucht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC · "ausgesucht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgebucht ← asugebucht · augsebucht · ausegbucht · ausgbeucht · ausgebbucht · ausgebcuht · ausgebuccht · ausgebuchht
- ausgesucht ← asugesucht · augsesucht · ausegsucht · ausgescuht · ausgessucht · ausgesuccht · ausgesuchht · ausgesuchtt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgebucht" and "ausgesucht" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgebucht" or "ausgesucht" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "ausgesucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,828,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgebucht" and "ausgesucht" 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 #1,828,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.