Which to use
“ausgewogene” is an adjective and “ausgezogen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,635
- “ausgewogene” frequency rank
- #12,237
- “ausgezogen” frequency rank
- 39872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgewogene | ausgezogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgewogen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ausziehen |
Where the eye mixes ausgewogene and ausgezogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgewogene runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCVCV) against ausgezogen's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausgewogene with ausgezogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausgewogene is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvoːɡənə] while ausgezogen is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩]. 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 39872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgewogene is recorded at frequency rank #27,635, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvoːɡənə]. ausgezogen is at rank #12,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌt͡soːɡn̩].
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 39872, this pair ranks #1,524,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgewogene vs ausgezogen
Shared letters: aegnosu. Private to "ausgewogene": w. Private to "ausgezogen": z.
"ausgewogene" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVCV · "ausgezogen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgewogene ← asugewogene · augsewogene · ausegwogene · ausgeowgene · ausgewgoene · ausgewoegne · ausgewogeen · ausgewogenne
- ausgezogen ← asugezogen · augsezogen · ausegzogen · ausgeozgen · ausgezgoen · ausgezoegn · ausgezogenn · ausgezoggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgewogene" and "ausgezogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausgewogene" or "ausgezogen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgewogene" and "ausgezogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgewogene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgezogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,524,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgewogene" and "ausgezogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgewogene vs ausgewogenen". 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 #1,524,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.