ausgelachtvsausgepacktTell them apart

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

#23,025
“ausgelacht” frequency rank
#23,026
“ausgepackt” frequency rank
46051
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgelacht ausgepackt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auslachen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auspacken

Where the eye mixes ausgelacht and ausgepackt

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

10 ch
ausgelacht
10 ch
ausgepackt

Look-alike desk: ausgelacht vs ausgepackt

A purely visual mix-up. ausgelacht ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌlaxt]) and ausgepackt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌpakt]) 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 46051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgelacht is recorded at frequency rank #23,025, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌlaxt]. ausgepackt is at rank #23,026, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌpakt].

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 46051, this pair ranks #1,332,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgelacht vs ausgepackt

Shared letters: acegstu. Private to "ausgelacht": hl. Private to "ausgepackt": kp.

"ausgelacht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "ausgepackt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgelacht ← asugelacht · augselacht · auseglacht · ausgealcht · ausgelaccht · ausgelachht · ausgelachtt · ausgelacth
  • ausgepackt ← asugepackt · augsepackt · ausegpackt · ausgeapckt · ausgepacckt · ausgepackkt · ausgepacktt · ausgepactk

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgelacht" and "ausgepackt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌlaxt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌpakt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausgelacht" or "ausgepackt"?
"ausgelacht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,025 in our German list, against #23,026 for "ausgepackt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgelacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgepackt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,332,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgelacht" and "ausgepackt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angepackt vs ausgepackt". 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 #1,332,221 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