Which to use
“ausgefahren” is a verb and “ausgeführten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,967
- “ausgefahren” frequency rank
- #29,943
- “ausgeführten” frequency rank
- 77910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgefahren | ausgeführten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausfahren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeführt |
Where the eye mixes ausgefahren and ausgeführten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausgefahren runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCVC) against ausgeführten's 12 (VVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausgefahren and ausgeführten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgefahren is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfaːʁən] while ausgeführten is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgefahren is recorded at frequency rank #47,967, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfaːʁən]. ausgeführten is at rank #29,943, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 77910, this pair ranks #250,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ausgefahren vs ausgeführten
Shared letters: aefghnrsu. Private to "ausgefahren": -. Private to "ausgeführten": tü.
"ausgefahren" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "ausgeführten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgefahren ← asugefahren · augsefahren · ausegfahren · ausgeafhren · ausgefahern · ausgefahhren · ausgefahrenn · ausgefahrne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgefahren" for "ausgeführten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ausgefahren" or "ausgeführten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgefahren" and "ausgeführten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgefahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgefahren" and "ausgeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausfahren vs ausgefahren". 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 #250,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.