ausgestattetvsausgestatteteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,639
“ausgestattet” frequency rank
#20,509
“ausgestattete” frequency rank
24148
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgestattet ausgestattete
Definition mit etwas versehen, ausgerüstet, bestückt; auf die Ausstattung bezogen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestattet

Where the eye mixes ausgestattet and ausgestattete

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

12 ch
ausgestattet
13 ch
ausgestattete

Visual trap between ausgestattet and ausgestattete

A purely visual mix-up. ausgestattet ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatət]) and ausgestattete ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatətə]) 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) - “ausgestattet” sits inside “ausgestattete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgestattet is recorded at frequency rank #3,639, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatət]. ausgestattete is at rank #20,509, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatətə].

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 24148, this pair ranks #1,851,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgestattet vs ausgestattete

Shared letters: aegstu. Private to "ausgestattet": -. Private to "ausgestattete": -.

"ausgestattet" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "ausgestattete" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgestattet ← asugestattet · augsestattet · ausegstattet · ausgesatttet · ausgesstattet · ausgestatet · ausgestatett · ausgestattett
  • ausgestattete ← asugestattete · augsestattete · ausegstattete · ausgesatttete · ausgesstattete · ausgestatete · ausgestatette · ausgestatteet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausgestattet" for "ausgestattete" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatət] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatətə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausgestattet" vs "ausgestattete" - which ranks higher?
"ausgestattet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,639 in our German list, against #20,509 for "ausgestattete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgestattet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgestattete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,851,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgestattet" and "ausgestattete" 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 #1,851,717 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