ausgeführtvsausgeführtenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ausgeführt is a verb, ausgeführten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#3,868
“ausgeführt” frequency rank
#29,943
“ausgeführten” frequency rank
33811
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeführt ausgeführten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausführen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeführt

Where the eye mixes ausgeführt and ausgeführten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausgeführt runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCCC) against ausgeführten's 12 (VVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
ausgeführt
12 ch
ausgeführten

Look-alike desk: ausgeführt vs ausgeführten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgeführt is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] while ausgeführten is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgeführt” sits inside “ausgeführten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgeführt is recorded at frequency rank #3,868, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]. 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 33811, this pair ranks #1,677,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeführt vs ausgeführten

Shared letters: aefghrstuü. Private to "ausgeführt": -. Private to "ausgeführten": n.

"ausgeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "ausgeführten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgeführt" and "ausgeführten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ausgeführt" is a verb and "ausgeführten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "ausgeführt" or "ausgeführten" show up more?
"ausgeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,868 in our German list, against #29,943 for "ausgeführten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgeführt" 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 #1,677,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgeführt" and "ausgeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgefahren vs ausgeführten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,677,584 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