äußerst
[ˈɔɪ̯sɐst]
The verdict
“äußerst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a particle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr, im höchsten/allerhöchsten/außerordentlichen Maße
Corpus desk
Index DE-au-erst · äußerst · German
äußerst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | äußerst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Particle |
| IPA | [ˈɔɪ̯sɐst] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „äußerst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
äußerst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aparticle, transcribed [ˈɔɪ̯sɐst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr, im höchsten/allerhöchsten/außerordentlichen Maße".
äußerst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is äußerst, spelled Ä-U-S-S-E-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1sehr, im höchsten/allerhöchsten/außerordentlichen Maße
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how äußerst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Lage ist äußerst angespannt.
Sie ist äußerst erregt.
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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.