ausgestelltevsausgestelltenTell them apart

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

#43,027
“ausgestellte” frequency rank
#24,245
“ausgestellten” frequency rank
67272
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgestellte ausgestellten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestellt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestellt

Where the eye mixes ausgestellte and ausgestellten

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

12 ch
ausgestellte
13 ch
ausgestellten

Why the eye confuses ausgestellte with ausgestellten

A purely visual mix-up. ausgestellte ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “ausgestellte” sits inside “ausgestellten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgestellte is recorded at frequency rank #43,027, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltə]. 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 67272, this pair ranks #545,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausgestellte vs ausgestellten

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

"ausgestellte" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCV  ·  "ausgestellten" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausgestellteasugestellte · augsestellte · ausegstellte · ausgesetllte · ausgesstellte · ausgestellet · ausgestelltte · ausgestelte
  • ausgestelltenasugestellten · augsestellten · ausegstellten · ausgesetllten · ausgesstellten · ausgestelletn · ausgestelltenn · ausgestelltne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausgestellte" and "ausgestellten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ausgestellte" or "ausgestellten" show up more?
"ausgestellten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,245 in our German list, against #43,027 for "ausgestellte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausgestellte" 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 #545,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausgestellte" and "ausgestellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgestellte vs ausgestellte". 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 #545,581 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