Which to use
“ausgewählt” and “ausgezahlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,957
- “ausgewählt” frequency rank
- #13,101
- “ausgezahlt” frequency rank
- 18058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgewählt | ausgezahlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auswählen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auszahlen |
Where the eye mixes ausgewählt and ausgezahlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgewählt and ausgezahlt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausgewählt and ausgezahlt
A purely visual mix-up. ausgewählt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːlt]) and ausgezahlt ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌt͡saːlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18058, 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]. ausgezahlt is at rank #13,101, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌt͡saːlt].
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 18058, this pair ranks #1,921,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgewählt vs ausgezahlt
Shared letters: aeghlstu. Private to "ausgewählt": wä. Private to "ausgezahlt": z.
"ausgewählt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC · "ausgezahlt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgezahlt ← asugezahlt · augsezahlt · ausegzahlt · ausgeazhlt · ausgezahhlt · ausgezahllt · ausgezahltt · ausgezahtl
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausgewählt" and "ausgezahlt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgewählt" or "ausgezahlt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgewählt" and "ausgezahlt" 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 "ausgezahlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgewählt" and "ausgezahlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgezahlt vs auszahlt". 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 #1,921,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.