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

#36,807
“ausgeglichenen” frequency rank
#41,668
“ausgeglichener” frequency rank
78475
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeglichenen ausgeglichener
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeglichen Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeglichen

Where the eye mixes ausgeglichenen and ausgeglichener

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. ausgeglichenen and ausgeglichener follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

14 ch
ausgeglichenen
14 ch
ausgeglichener

Why the eye confuses ausgeglichenen with ausgeglichener

A purely visual mix-up. ausgeglichenen ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡlɪçənən]) 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 a single letter - n in “ausgeglichenen” becomes r in “ausgeglichener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgeglichenen is recorded at frequency rank #36,807, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡlɪçənən]. 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 78475, this pair ranks #237,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeglichenen vs ausgeglichener

Shared letters: aceghilnsu. Private to "ausgeglichenen": -. Private to "ausgeglichener": r.

"ausgeglichenen" · 14 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "ausgeglichener" · 14 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgeglichenen ← asugeglichenen · augseglichenen · ausegglichenen · ausgegglichenen · ausgegilchenen · ausgeglcihenen · ausgeglicchenen · ausgeglicehnen
  • ausgeglichener ← asugeglichener · augseglichener · ausegglichener · ausgegglichener · ausgegilchener · ausgeglcihener · ausgeglicchener · ausgeglicehner

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausgeglichenen" for "ausgeglichener" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡlɪçənən] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌɡlɪçənɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausgeglichenen" vs "ausgeglichener" - which ranks higher?
"ausgeglichenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,807 in our German list, against #41,668 for "ausgeglichener". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ausgeglichenen" and "ausgeglichener" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgeglichenen" 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 #237,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgeglichenen" 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 #237,567 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