Which to use
“ausgehandelt” and “ausgewandert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,622
- “ausgehandelt” frequency rank
- #26,763
- “ausgewandert” frequency rank
- 51385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgehandelt | ausgewandert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aushandeln | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auswandern |
Where the eye mixes ausgehandelt and ausgewandert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausgehandelt and ausgewandert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausgehandelt vs ausgewandert
A purely visual mix-up. ausgehandelt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhandl̩t]) and ausgewandert ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvandɐt]) 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 51385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgehandelt is recorded at frequency rank #24,622, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌhandl̩t]. ausgewandert is at rank #26,763, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvandɐt].
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 51385, this pair ranks #1,137,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausgehandelt vs ausgewandert
Shared letters: adegnstu. Private to "ausgehandelt": hl. Private to "ausgewandert": rw.
"ausgehandelt" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCC · "ausgewandert" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgehandelt ← asugehandelt · augsehandelt · auseghandelt · ausgeahndelt · ausgehadnelt · ausgehanddelt · ausgehandellt · ausgehandeltt
- ausgewandert ← asugewandert · augsewandert · ausegwandert · ausgeawndert · ausgewadnert · ausgewanddert · ausgewanderrt · ausgewandertt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgehandelt" for "ausgewandert" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgehandelt" and "ausgewandert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgehandelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewandert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,137,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgehandelt" and "ausgewandert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgehandelt vs ausgehandelt". 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 #1,137,528 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.