ausgewähltevsausgewähltenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,024
“ausgewählte” frequency rank
#10,812
“ausgewählten” frequency rank
18836
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausgewählte ausgewählten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgewählt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgewählt

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ausgewählte and ausgewählten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
ausgewählte
12 ch
ausgewählten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. ausgewählte ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltə]) and ausgewählten ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltn̩]) 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) - “ausgewählte” sits inside “ausgewählten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausgewählte is recorded at frequency rank #8,024, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltə]. ausgewählten is at rank #10,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltn̩].

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 18836, this pair ranks #1,914,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausgewählte vs ausgewählten

Shared letters: aeghlstuwä. Private to "ausgewählte": -. Private to "ausgewählten": n.

"ausgewählte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV  ·  "ausgewählten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC

Frequency comparison

ausgewählte#8,024
ausgewählten#10,812

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausgewählte" and "ausgewählten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausgewählte" or "ausgewählten"?
"ausgewählte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,024 in our German list, against #10,812 for "ausgewählten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ausgewählte vs ausgewählten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ausgewählte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list