Which to use
“ausgezeichnet” and “ausgezeichneter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,381
- “ausgezeichnet” frequency rank
- #21,171
- “ausgezeichneter” frequency rank
- 23552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichneter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Auszeichnung versehen, sehr häufig mit einer ehrenden Absicht | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgezeichnet |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ausgezeichnet and ausgezeichneter apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
ausgezeichnet and ausgezeichneter form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausgezeichnet” sits inside “ausgezeichneter” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgezeichnet is recorded at frequency rank #2,381, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌt͡saɪ̯çnət]. ausgezeichneter is at rank #21,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌt͡saɪ̯çnətɐ].
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 23552, this pair ranks #1,859,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering ausgezeichnet vs ausgezeichneter
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