außerehelich
[ˈaʊ̯sɐˌʔeːəlɪç]
The verdict
“außerehelich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht ehelich, außerhalb der Ehe geboren oder stattfindend
Corpus desk
Index DE-au-erehelich · außerehelich · German
außerehelich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | außerehelich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sɐˌʔeːəlɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „außerehelich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
außerehelich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sɐˌʔeːəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht ehelich, außerhalb der Ehe geboren oder stattfindend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for außerehelich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is außerehelich, spelled A-U-S-S-E-R-E-H-E-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1nicht ehelich, außerhalb der Ehe geboren oder stattfindend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how außerehelich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seit Jahren führt sie eine außereheliche Beziehung mit ihrem Kollegen.
Er wurde außerehelich geboren.
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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.