Which to use
“ausgehalten” is a verb and “ausgewählten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,449
- “ausgehalten” frequency rank
- #10,812
- “ausgewählten” frequency rank
- 36261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehalten | ausgewählten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aushalten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgewählt |
Where the eye mixes ausgehalten and ausgewählten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausgehalten runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCVC) against ausgewählten's 12 (VVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausgehalten vs ausgewählten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgehalten is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhaltn̩] while ausgewählten is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgehalten is recorded at frequency rank #25,449, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhaltn̩]. ausgewählten is at rank #10,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltn̩].
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 36261, this pair ranks #1,620,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehalten vs ausgewählten
Shared letters: aeghlnstu. Private to "ausgehalten": -. Private to "ausgewählten": wä.
"ausgehalten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "ausgewählten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehalten ← asugehalten · augsehalten · auseghalten · ausgeahlten · ausgehaletn · ausgehallten · ausgehaltenn · ausgehaltne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgehalten" and "ausgewählten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgehalten" or "ausgewählten" show up more?
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 "ausgehalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewählten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,620,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehalten" and "ausgewählten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgebauten vs ausgehalten". 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 #1,620,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.