ausgemachtvsausgepacktConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,811
“ausgemacht” frequency rank
#23,026
“ausgepackt” frequency rank
33837
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgemacht ausgepackt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausmachen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auspacken

Where the eye mixes ausgemacht and ausgepackt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgemacht 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
ausgemacht
10 ch
ausgepackt

Visual trap between ausgemacht and ausgepackt

A purely visual mix-up. ausgemacht ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmaxt]) 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 33837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgemacht is recorded at frequency rank #10,811, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmaxt]. 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 33837, this pair ranks #1,676,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgemacht vs ausgepackt

Shared letters: acegstu. Private to "ausgemacht": hm. Private to "ausgepackt": kp.

"ausgemacht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "ausgepackt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgemacht ← asugemacht · augsemacht · ausegmacht · ausgeamcht · ausgemaccht · ausgemachht · ausgemachtt · ausgemacth
  • ausgepackt ← asugepackt · augsepackt · ausegpackt · ausgeapckt · ausgepacckt · ausgepackkt · ausgepacktt · ausgepactk

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgemacht" and "ausgepackt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmaxt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌpakt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ausgemacht" or "ausgepackt" show up more?
"ausgemacht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,811 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgemacht" 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 #1,676,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgemacht" 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 #1,676,969 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