Which to use
“ausgetragen” is a verb and “ausgetreten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,724
- “ausgetragen” frequency rank
- #21,170
- “ausgetreten” frequency rank
- 28894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgetragen | ausgetreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs austragen | durch Drauftreten gelöscht, z.B. ein kleines Feuer, eine Zigarette |
Where the eye mixes ausgetragen and ausgetreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ausgetragen with ausgetreten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgetragen is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩] while ausgetreten is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgetragen is recorded at frequency rank #7,724, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]. ausgetreten is at rank #21,170, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 28894, this pair ranks #1,776,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgetragen vs ausgetreten
Shared letters: aegnrstu. Private to "ausgetragen": -. Private to "ausgetreten": -.
"ausgetragen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "ausgetreten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgetragen ← asugetragen · augsetragen · ausegtragen · ausgertagen · ausgetargen · ausgetraegn · ausgetragenn · ausgetraggen
- ausgetreten ← asugetreten · augsetreten · ausegtreten · ausgerteten · ausgeterten · ausgetreetn · ausgetretenn · ausgetretne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausgetragen" for "ausgetreten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausgetragen" vs "ausgetreten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgetragen" and "ausgetreten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgetragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgetreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,776,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgetragen" and "ausgetreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgetragen vs ausgetragenen". 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 #1,776,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.