Which to use
“ausgelegten” is an adjective and “ausgelesen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,728
- “ausgelegten” frequency rank
- #43,026
- “ausgelesen” frequency rank
- 86754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgelegten | ausgelesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgelegt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auslesen |
Where the eye mixes ausgelegten and ausgelesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgelegten runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCVC) against ausgelesen's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausgelegten and ausgelesen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgelegten is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌleːktn̩] while ausgelesen is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌleːzn̩]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgelegten is recorded at frequency rank #43,728, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌleːktn̩]. ausgelesen is at rank #43,026, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌleːzn̩].
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 86754, this pair ranks #89,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ausgelegten vs ausgelesen
Shared letters: aeglnsu. Private to "ausgelegten": t. Private to "ausgelesen": -.
"ausgelegten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "ausgelesen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgelegten ← asugelegten · augselegten · auseglegten · ausgeelgten · ausgelegetn · ausgeleggten · ausgelegtenn · ausgelegtne
- ausgelesen ← asugelesen · augselesen · auseglesen · ausgeelsen · ausgeleesn · ausgelesenn · ausgelesne · ausgelessen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgelegten" for "ausgelesen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgelegten" or "ausgelesen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgelegten" and "ausgelesen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgelegten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgelesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgelegten" and "ausgelesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgelegten vs ausgelegten". 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 #89,433 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.