ausgeschiedenvsausgeschiedenenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ausgeschieden is a verb, ausgeschiedenen is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ausgeschieden” is a verb and “ausgeschiedenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,045
“ausgeschieden” frequency rank
#36,808
“ausgeschiedenen” frequency rank
46853
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeschieden ausgeschiedenen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausscheiden Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgeschieden

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ausgeschieden and ausgeschiedenen apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
ausgeschieden
15 ch
ausgeschiedenen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgeschieden is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃiːdn̩] while ausgeschiedenen is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃiːdənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgeschieden” sits inside “ausgeschiedenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgeschieden is recorded at frequency rank #10,045, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃiːdn̩]. ausgeschiedenen is at rank #36,808, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃiːdənən].

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 46853, this pair ranks #1,304,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeschieden vs ausgeschiedenen

Shared letters: acdeghinsu. Private to "ausgeschieden": -. Private to "ausgeschiedenen": -.

"ausgeschieden" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVVCVC  ·  "ausgeschiedenen" · 15 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgeschiedenasugeschieden · augseschieden · ausegschieden · ausgecshieden · ausgescchieden · ausgescheiden · ausgeschhieden · ausgeschideen
  • ausgeschiedenenasugeschiedenen · augseschiedenen · ausegschiedenen · ausgecshiedenen · ausgescchiedenen · ausgescheidenen · ausgeschhiedenen · ausgeschideenen

Frequency comparison

ausgeschieden#10,045
ausgeschiedenen#36,808

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgeschieden" and "ausgeschiedenen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ausgeschieden" is a verb and "ausgeschiedenen" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ausgeschieden" or "ausgeschiedenen"?
"ausgeschieden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,045 in our German list, against #36,808 for "ausgeschiedenen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ausgeschieden vs ausgeschiedenen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “ausgeschieden”; for an adjective, it's “ausgeschiedenen”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ausgeschieden” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list