Which to use
“ausgewählte” is an adjective and “ausgezahlt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,024
- “ausgewählte” frequency rank
- #13,101
- “ausgezahlt” frequency rank
- 21125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgewählte | ausgezahlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgewählt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auszahlen |
Where the eye mixes ausgewählte and ausgezahlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausgewählte runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCCV) against ausgezahlt's 10 (VVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausgewählte with ausgezahlt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgewählte is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛːltə] while ausgezahlt is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌt͡saːlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21125, 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]. 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 21125, this pair ranks #1,889,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgewählte vs ausgezahlt
Shared letters: aeghlstu. Private to "ausgewählte": wä. Private to "ausgezahlt": z.
"ausgewählte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV · "ausgezahlt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgezahlt ← asugezahlt · augsezahlt · ausegzahlt · ausgeazhlt · ausgezahhlt · ausgezahllt · ausgezahltt · ausgezahtl
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgewählte" and "ausgezahlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgewählte" or "ausgezahlt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgewählte" and "ausgezahlt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewählte" 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 #1,889,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgewählte" 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 #1,889,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.