ausgeschiedenvsausgeschriebenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,045
“ausgeschieden” frequency rank
#13,771
“ausgeschrieben” frequency rank
23816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgeschieden ausgeschrieben
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausscheiden Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausschreiben

Where the eye mixes ausgeschieden and ausgeschrieben

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. ausgeschieden runs 13 letters (VVCCVCCCVVCVC) against ausgeschrieben's 14 (VVCCVCCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
ausgeschieden
14 ch
ausgeschrieben

Look-alike desk: ausgeschieden vs ausgeschrieben

A purely visual mix-up. ausgeschieden ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃiːdn̩]) and ausgeschrieben ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃʁiːbn̩]) 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 23816, 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]. ausgeschrieben is at rank #13,771, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃʁiːbn̩].

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 23816, this pair ranks #1,856,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgeschieden vs ausgeschrieben

Shared letters: aceghinsu. Private to "ausgeschieden": d. Private to "ausgeschrieben": br.

"ausgeschieden" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVVCVC  ·  "ausgeschrieben" · 14 letters · shape VVCCVCCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgeschieden ← asugeschieden · augseschieden · ausegschieden · ausgecshieden · ausgescchieden · ausgescheiden · ausgeschhieden · ausgeschideen
  • ausgeschrieben ← asugeschrieben · augseschrieben · ausegschrieben · ausgecshrieben · ausgescchrieben · ausgeschhrieben · ausgeschireben · ausgeschreiben

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausgeschieden" for "ausgeschrieben" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃiːdn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃʁiːbn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausgeschieden" or "ausgeschrieben"?
"ausgeschieden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,045 in our German list, against #13,771 for "ausgeschrieben". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgeschieden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgeschrieben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,856,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgeschieden" and "ausgeschrieben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgeschrieben vs ausgeschriebenen". 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 #1,856,225 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