ausgedehntevsausgedehntenWhat's the difference?

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

#18,168
“ausgedehnte” frequency rank
#18,169
“ausgedehnten” frequency rank
36337
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgedehnte ausgedehnten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgedehnt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgedehnt

Where the eye mixes ausgedehnte and ausgedehnten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
ausgedehnte
12 ch
ausgedehnten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. ausgedehnte ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌdeːntə]) and ausgedehnten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌdeːntn̩]) 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) - “ausgedehnte” sits inside “ausgedehnten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgedehnte is recorded at frequency rank #18,168, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌdeːntə]. ausgedehnten is at rank #18,169, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌdeːntn̩].

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 36337, this pair ranks #1,618,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgedehnte vs ausgedehnten

Shared letters: adeghnstu. Private to "ausgedehnte": -. Private to "ausgedehnten": -.

"ausgedehnte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV  ·  "ausgedehnten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgedehnteasugedehnte · augsedehnte · ausegdehnte · ausgdeehnte · ausgeddehnte · ausgedehhnte · ausgedehnet · ausgedehnnte
  • ausgedehntenasugedehnten · augsedehnten · ausegdehnten · ausgdeehnten · ausgeddehnten · ausgedehhnten · ausgedehnetn · ausgedehnnten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgedehnte" and "ausgedehnten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌdeːntə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌdeːntn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausgedehnte" or "ausgedehnten"?
"ausgedehnte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,168 in our German list, against #18,169 for "ausgedehnten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list