außergewöhnlich
[ˈaʊ̯sɐɡəˌvøːnlɪç]
The verdict
“außergewöhnlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders; nicht dem Normalfall entsprechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-au-ergewohnlich · außergewöhnlich · German
außergewöhnlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | außergewöhnlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sɐɡəˌvøːnlɪç] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „außergewöhnlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
außergewöhnlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sɐɡəˌvøːnlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders; nicht dem Normalfall entsprechend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for außergewöhnlich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is außergewöhnlich, spelled A-U-S-S-E-R-G-E-W-Ö-H-N-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1besonders; nicht dem Normalfall entsprechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how außergewöhnlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der neue Rennfahrer hat einen außergewöhnlichen Start hingelegt.
„Durch Vermittlung seines Klassenlehrers trat die Demonstrationsperson wiederholt im Kinderfunk des Senders Hamburg auf und hinterließ nach Meinung der Redakteurin einen außergewöhnlichen Eindruck …“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.