Which to use
“ausgestaltet” is a verb and “ausgestattet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,926
- “ausgestaltet” frequency rank
- #3,639
- “ausgestattet” frequency rank
- 34565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgestaltet | ausgestattet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausgestalten | mit etwas versehen, ausgerüstet, bestückt; auf die Ausstattung bezogen |
Where the eye mixes ausgestaltet and ausgestattet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ausgestaltet and ausgestattet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausgestaltet and ausgestattet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgestaltet is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtaltət] while ausgestattet is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “ausgestaltet” becomes t in “ausgestattet”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgestaltet is recorded at frequency rank #30,926, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtaltət]. ausgestattet is at rank #3,639, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatət].
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 34565, this pair ranks #1,660,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgestaltet vs ausgestattet
Shared letters: aegstu. Private to "ausgestaltet": l. Private to "ausgestattet": -.
"ausgestaltet" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC · "ausgestattet" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgestaltet ← asugestaltet · augsestaltet · ausegstaltet · ausgesatltet · ausgesstaltet · ausgestalett · ausgestalltet · ausgestaltett
- ausgestattet ← asugestattet · augsestattet · ausegstattet · ausgesatttet · ausgesstattet · ausgestatet · ausgestatett · ausgestattett
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgestaltet" and "ausgestattet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgestaltet" or "ausgestattet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgestaltet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgestattet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,660,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgestaltet" and "ausgestattet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgestaltet vs ausgestattete". 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 #1,660,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.