außerorts
[ˈaʊ̯sɐʔɔʁt͡s]
The verdict
“außerorts” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - außerhalb einer Ortschaft befindlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-au-erorts · außerorts · German
außerorts · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | außerorts |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sɐʔɔʁt͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „außerorts“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
außerorts is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sɐʔɔʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "außerhalb einer Ortschaft befindlich".
außerorts doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is außerorts, spelled A-U-S-S-E-R-O-R-T-S.
Definition
- 1außerhalb einer Ortschaft befindlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how außerorts appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Außerorts dürfen Fahrzeuge 100 km/h schnell fahren.
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.