ausgefülltvsausgerolltTell them apart

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

#14,010
“ausgefüllt” frequency rank
#48,731
“ausgerollt” frequency rank
62741
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgefüllt ausgerollt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausfüllen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausrollen

Where the eye mixes ausgefüllt and ausgerollt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgefüllt and ausgerollt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
ausgefüllt
10 ch
ausgerollt

Visual trap between ausgefüllt and ausgerollt

A purely visual mix-up. ausgefüllt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfʏlt]) and ausgerollt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁɔlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgefüllt is recorded at frequency rank #14,010, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfʏlt]. ausgerollt is at rank #48,731, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁɔlt].

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 62741, this pair ranks #701,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgefüllt vs ausgerollt

Shared letters: aeglstu. Private to "ausgefüllt": fü. Private to "ausgerollt": or.

"ausgefüllt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "ausgerollt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgerollt ← asugerollt · augserollt · ausegrollt · ausgeorllt · ausgerlolt · ausgerolltt · ausgerolt · ausgeroltl

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausgefüllt" for "ausgerollt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfʏlt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁɔlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ausgefüllt" or "ausgerollt" show up more?
"ausgefüllt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,010 in our German list, against #48,731 for "ausgerollt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgefüllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgerollt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #701,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgefüllt" and "ausgerollt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgerollt vs ausgerollt". 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 #701,911 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