ausgesprochen vs ausgesprochene

Which to use

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

#3,230
“ausgesprochen” frequency rank: #39,812
“ausgesprochene” frequency rank: 43042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ausgesprochen	ausgesprochene
Definition	im vollen, uneingeschränkten Sinne des Wortes	Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgesprochen

Where the spellings diverge

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

13 ch

ausgesprochen

14 ch

ausgesprochene

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. ausgesprochen ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]) and ausgesprochene ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxənə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ausgesprochen” sits inside “ausgesprochene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgesprochen is recorded at frequency rank #3,230, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]. ausgesprochene is at rank #39,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxənə].

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 43042, this pair ranks #1,430,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgesprochen vs ausgesprochene

Shared letters: aceghnoprsu. Private to "ausgesprochen": -. Private to "ausgesprochene": -.

"ausgesprochen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVCCVC · "ausgesprochene" · 14 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

ausgesprochen ← asugesprochen · augsesprochen · ausegsprochen · ausgepsrochen · ausgesporchen · ausgespprochen · ausgesprcohen · ausgesprocchen
ausgesprochene ← asugesprochene · augsesprochene · ausegsprochene · ausgepsrochene · ausgesporchene · ausgespprochene · ausgesprcohene · ausgesprocchene

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgesprochen" and "ausgesprochene" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˈʃpʁɔxənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "ausgesprochen" or "ausgesprochene"?

"ausgesprochen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,230 in our German list, against #39,812 for "ausgesprochene". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.