Which to use
“ausgewählt” is a verb and “ausgewählter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,957
- “ausgewählt” frequency rank
- #29,946
- “ausgewählter” frequency rank
- 34903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgewählt | ausgewählter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auswählen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgewählt |
Where the eye mixes ausgewählt and ausgewählter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausgewählt runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCCC) against ausgewählter's 12 (VVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausgewählt and ausgewählter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgewählt is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːlt] while ausgewählter is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgewählt” sits inside “ausgewählter”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34903, 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]. ausgewählter is at rank #29,946, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltɐ].
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 34903, this pair ranks #1,652,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgewählt vs ausgewählter
Shared letters: aeghlstuwä. Private to "ausgewählt": -. Private to "ausgewählter": r.
"ausgewählt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC · "ausgewählter" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgewählt" and "ausgewählter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ausgewählt" vs "ausgewählter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewählter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,652,626 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgewählt" and "ausgewählter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auserwählt vs ausgewählt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,652,626 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.