Which to use
“ausgefallen” is a verb and “ausgefallenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,828
- “ausgefallen” frequency rank
- #31,440
- “ausgefallenen” frequency rank
- 40268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgefallen | ausgefallenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausfallen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgefallen |
Where the eye mixes ausgefallen and ausgefallenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ausgefallen with ausgefallenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgefallen is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfalən] while ausgefallenen is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfalənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgefallen” sits inside “ausgefallenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgefallen is recorded at frequency rank #8,828, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfalən]. ausgefallenen is at rank #31,440, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfalənən].
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 40268, this pair ranks #1,513,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgefallen vs ausgefallenen
Shared letters: aefglnsu. Private to "ausgefallen": -. Private to "ausgefallenen": -.
"ausgefallen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "ausgefallenen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgefallen ← asugefallen · augsefallen · ausegfallen · ausgeafllen · ausgefaleln · ausgefalen · ausgefallenn · ausgefallne
- ausgefallenen ← asugefallenen · augsefallenen · ausegfallenen · ausgeafllenen · ausgefalelnen · ausgefalenen · ausgefalleenn · ausgefallenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgefallen" and "ausgefallenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgefallen" or "ausgefallenen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgefallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgefallenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,513,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgefallen" and "ausgefallenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgefallene vs ausgefallenen". 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 #1,513,373 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.