Außenstehender
[ˈaʊ̯sn̩ˌʃteːəndɐ]
The verdict
“Außenstehender” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die an einer Sache nicht beteiligt ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Außenstehender |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sn̩ˌʃteːəndɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Außenstehender” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Außenstehender is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sn̩ˌʃteːəndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die an einer Sache nicht beteiligt ist".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Außenstehender, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Außenstehender, spelled A-U-S-S-E-N-S-T-E-H-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die an einer Sache nicht beteiligt ist
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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 “Außenstehender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-S-E-N-S-T-E-H-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sn̩ˌʃteːəndɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.