äußern

[ˈɔɪ̯sɐn]

/[ˈɔɪ̯sɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“äußern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich (zu etwas) äußern: etwas zu einer Sache sagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-au-ern · äußern · German

äußern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ä" 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.

Key facts for äußern
PropertyValue
Headwordäußern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɔɪ̯sɐn]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “äußern” sits in German frequency

äußern falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

äußern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɔɪ̯sɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for äußern, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is äußern, spelled Ä-U-S-S-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich (zu etwas) äußern: etwas zu einer Sache sagen
  2. 2
    etwas äußern: mitteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how äußern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie wird sich nicht dazu äußern.
  2. Oft ist es wichtig sich zu äußern.

Synonyms

redensprechen

Antonyms

schweigen

This word in other languages

express(English)expresar(Español)exprimer(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "äußern"?
"äußern" is spelled Ä-U-SS-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔɪ̯sɐn].
What does "äußern" mean?
As a verb, "äußern" means: sich (zu etwas) äußern: etwas zu einer Sache sagen
How do you pronounce "äußern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "äußern" is [ˈɔɪ̯sɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "äußern" come from?
"äußern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list