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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ausgeführt and ausgeführten apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
ausgeführt
12 ch
ausgeführten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

ausgeführt#3,868
ausgeführten#29,943

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

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.
Which is more common, "ausgeführt" or "ausgeführten"?
"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.

Remembering ausgeführt vs ausgeführten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “ausgeführt”; for an adjective, it's “ausgeführten”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ausgeführt” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list