ausgeruhtvsausgesuchtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#39,810
“ausgeruht” frequency rank
#7,575
“ausgesucht” frequency rank
47385
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeruht ausgesucht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausruhen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aussuchen

Where the eye mixes ausgeruht and ausgesucht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
ausgeruht
10 ch
ausgesucht

Look-alike desk: ausgeruht vs ausgesucht

A purely visual mix-up. ausgeruht ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt]) and ausgesucht ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌzuːxt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgeruht is recorded at frequency rank #39,810, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt]. ausgesucht is at rank #7,575, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌzuːxt].

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 47385, this pair ranks #1,286,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeruht vs ausgesucht

Shared letters: aeghstu. Private to "ausgeruht": r. Private to "ausgesucht": c.

"ausgeruht" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC  ·  "ausgesucht" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgeruhtasugeruht · augseruht · ausegruht · ausgerhut · ausgerruht · ausgeruhht · ausgeruhtt · ausgeruth
  • ausgesuchtasugesucht · augsesucht · ausegsucht · ausgescuht · ausgessucht · ausgesuccht · ausgesuchht · ausgesuchtt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgeruht" and "ausgesucht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁuːt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌzuːxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausgeruht" vs "ausgesucht" - which ranks higher?
"ausgesucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,575 in our German list, against #39,810 for "ausgeruht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "ausgeruht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgesucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,286,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgeruht" and "ausgesucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgeräumt vs ausgeruht". 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 #1,286,120 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