ausgestattetvsausgestattetenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,639
“ausgestattet” frequency rank
#20,510
“ausgestatteten” frequency rank
24149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgestattet ausgestatteten
Definition mit etwas versehen, ausgerüstet, bestückt; auf die Ausstattung bezogen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestattet

Where the eye mixes ausgestattet and ausgestatteten

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

12 ch
ausgestattet
14 ch
ausgestatteten

Look-alike desk: ausgestattet vs ausgestatteten

A purely visual mix-up. ausgestattet ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatət]) and ausgestatteten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgestattet” sits inside “ausgestatteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24149, 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]. ausgestatteten is at rank #20,510, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatətn̩].

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 24149, this pair ranks #1,851,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgestattet vs ausgestatteten

Shared letters: aegstu. Private to "ausgestattet": -. Private to "ausgestatteten": n.

"ausgestattet" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "ausgestatteten" · 14 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgestattet ← asugestattet · augsestattet · ausegstattet · ausgesatttet · ausgesstattet · ausgestatet · ausgestatett · ausgestattett
  • ausgestatteten ← asugestatteten · augsestatteten · ausegstatteten · ausgesattteten · ausgesstatteten · ausgestateten · ausgestatetten · ausgestatteetn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgestattet" and "ausgestatteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatət] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtatətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ausgestattet" or "ausgestatteten" show up more?
"ausgestattet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,639 in our German list, against #20,510 for "ausgestatteten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "ausgestatteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,851,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgestattet" and "ausgestatteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgestattete vs ausgestatteten". 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 #1,851,701 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