ausgeführtvsausgeruhtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,868
“ausgeführt” frequency rank
#39,810
“ausgeruht” frequency rank
43678
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeführt ausgeruht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausführen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausruhen

Where the eye mixes ausgeführt and ausgeruht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausgeführt runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCCC) against ausgeruht's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
ausgeführt
9 ch
ausgeruht

Visual trap between ausgeführt and ausgeruht

A purely visual mix-up. ausgeführt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and ausgeruht ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43678, 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]. ausgeruht is at rank #39,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt].

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 43678, this pair ranks #1,410,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeführt vs ausgeruht

Shared letters: aeghrstu. Private to "ausgeführt": fü. Private to "ausgeruht": -.

"ausgeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "ausgeruht" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgeruht ← asugeruht · augseruht · ausegruht · ausgerhut · ausgerruht · ausgeruhht · ausgeruhtt · ausgeruth

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgeführt" and "ausgeruht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausgeführt" vs "ausgeruht" - which ranks higher?
"ausgeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,868 in our German list, against #39,810 for "ausgeruht". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "ausgeruht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,410,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgeführt" and "ausgeruht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgeräumt vs ausgeruht". 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 #1,410,384 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