Which to use
“ausgewählt” is a verb and “ausgewählte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,957
- “ausgewählt” frequency rank
- #8,024
- “ausgewählte” frequency rank
- 12981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgewählt | ausgewählte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auswählen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgewählt |
Where the eye mixes ausgewählt and ausgewählte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausgewählt runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCCC) against ausgewählte's 11 (VVCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausgewählt with ausgewählte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgewählt is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːlt] while ausgewählte is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ausgewählt” sits inside “ausgewählte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgewählt is recorded at frequency rank #4,957, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːlt]. ausgewählte is at rank #8,024, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltə].
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 12981, this pair ranks #1,960,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgewählt vs ausgewählte
Shared letters: aeghlstuwä. Private to "ausgewählt": -. Private to "ausgewählte": -.
"ausgewählt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC · "ausgewählte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgewählt" and "ausgewählte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausgewählt" or "ausgewählte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgewählt" and "ausgewählte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewählte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgewählt" and "ausgewählte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auserwählt vs ausgewählt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,960,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.