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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgestattet" or "ausgestatteten" show up more?
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.