Außenminister
[ˈaʊ̯sn̩miˌnɪstɐ]
The verdict
“Außenminister” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Leiter des Außenministeriums, der sich um die Beziehungen seines Landes zu anderen Ländern und internationalen Organisationen kümmern muss
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Außenminister |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sn̩miˌnɪstɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Außenminister” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Außenminister is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sn̩miˌnɪstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Leiter des Außenministeriums, der sich um die Beziehungen seines Landes zu anderen Ländern und internationalen Organisationen kümmern muss".
No misspelling variants are generated for Außenminister in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Außenminister, spelled A-U-S-S-E-N-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Leiter des Außenministeriums, der sich um die Beziehungen seines Landes zu anderen Ländern und internationalen Organisationen kümmern muss
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Außenminister”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-S-E-N-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sn̩miˌnɪstɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.