Which to use
“ausgeglichen” and “ausgeglichener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,325
- “ausgeglichen” frequency rank
- #41,668
- “ausgeglichener” frequency rank
- 50993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgeglichen | ausgeglichener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Gleichgewicht, ohne starke Schwankungen, mit einer gleichmäßigen Verteilung | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeglichen |
Where the eye mixes ausgeglichen and ausgeglichener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. ausgeglichen runs 12 letters (VVCCVCCVCCVC) against ausgeglichener's 14 (VVCCVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausgeglichen vs ausgeglichener
A purely visual mix-up. ausgeglichen ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡlɪçn̩]) and ausgeglichener ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡlɪçənɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgeglichen” sits inside “ausgeglichener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgeglichen is recorded at frequency rank #9,325, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡlɪçn̩]. ausgeglichener is at rank #41,668, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡlɪçənɐ].
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 50993, this pair ranks #1,152,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgeglichen vs ausgeglichener
Shared letters: aceghilnsu. Private to "ausgeglichen": -. Private to "ausgeglichener": r.
"ausgeglichen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC · "ausgeglichener" · 14 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgeglichen ← asugeglichen · augseglichen · ausegglichen · ausgegglichen · ausgegilchen · ausgeglcihen · ausgeglicchen · ausgeglicehn
- ausgeglichener ← asugeglichener · augseglichener · ausegglichener · ausgegglichener · ausgegilchener · ausgeglcihener · ausgeglicchener · ausgeglicehner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgeglichen" and "ausgeglichener" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ausgeglichen" or "ausgeglichener"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeglichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgeglichener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,152,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgeglichen" and "ausgeglichener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgeglichene vs ausgeglichener". 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 #1,152,586 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.