Auerochse
[ˈaʊ̯ɐˌʔɔksə]
The verdict
“Auerochse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - ein ausgestorbenes Wildrind, Stammform des Hausrinds
Corpus desk
Index DE-auerochse · Auerochse · German
Auerochse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Auerochse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯ɐˌʔɔksə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Auerochse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Auerochse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ɐˌʔɔksə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein ausgestorbenes Wildrind, Stammform des Hausrinds".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Auerochse, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Auerochse, spelled A-U-E-R-O-C-H-S-E.
Definition
- 1ein ausgestorbenes Wildrind, Stammform des Hausrinds
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Auerochse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der letzte Auerochse starb im Jahre 1627.
„Sein verwüsteter Park ist heute ein Sportgelände für junge kommunistische Arbeiter, und aus seinem Forst sind die letzten Auerochsen, die sich dort bis in die ersten Kriegsjahre noch gehalten hatten, seit langem verschwunden.“
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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.