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

#34,525
“ausgeführte” frequency rank
#29,943
“ausgeführten” frequency rank
64468
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeführte ausgeführten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeführt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeführt

Where the eye mixes ausgeführte and ausgeführten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ausgeführte runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCCV) against ausgeführten's 12 (VVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
ausgeführte
12 ch
ausgeführten

Why the eye confuses ausgeführte with ausgeführten

A purely visual mix-up. ausgeführte ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]) and ausgeführten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ausgeführte” sits inside “ausgeführten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgeführte is recorded at frequency rank #34,525, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]. 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 64468, this pair ranks #640,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeführte vs ausgeführten

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

"ausgeführte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV  ·  "ausgeführten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausgeführte" for "ausgeführten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausgeführte" or "ausgeführten"?
"ausgeführten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,943 in our German list, against #34,525 for "ausgeführte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgeführte" 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 #640,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgeführte" and "ausgeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgefahren vs ausgeführten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #640,497 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