ausgestelltvsausgestelltenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,635
“ausgestellt” frequency rank
#24,245
“ausgestellten” frequency rank
30880
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgestellt ausgestellten
Definition zur Schau/Ansicht gestellt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestellt

Where the eye mixes ausgestellt and ausgestellten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ausgestellt runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCCC) against ausgestellten's 13 (VVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
ausgestellt
13 ch
ausgestellten

Look-alike desk: ausgestellt vs ausgestellten

A purely visual mix-up. ausgestellt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛlt]) and ausgestellten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) 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) - “ausgestellt” sits inside “ausgestellten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgestellt is recorded at frequency rank #6,635, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛlt]. ausgestellten is at rank #24,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltn̩].

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 30880, this pair ranks #1,739,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgestellt vs ausgestellten

Shared letters: aeglstu. Private to "ausgestellt": -. Private to "ausgestellten": n.

"ausgestellt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC  ·  "ausgestellten" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgestellt ← asugestellt · augsestellt · ausegstellt · ausgesetllt · ausgesstellt · ausgestelltt · ausgestelt · ausgesteltl
  • ausgestellten ← asugestellten · augsestellten · ausegstellten · ausgesetllten · ausgesstellten · ausgestelletn · ausgestelltenn · ausgestelltne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausgestellt" for "ausgestellten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛlt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ausgestellt" or "ausgestellten" show up more?
"ausgestellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,635 in our German list, against #24,245 for "ausgestellten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,739,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgestellt" and "ausgestellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgestellte vs ausgestellten". 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 #1,739,252 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