Augenauswischerei
[ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩ʔaʊ̯svɪʃəˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Augenauswischerei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falsche, verdrehte Darstellung, Auslegung von Tatsachen (übertrieben positiv oder auch verharmlosend), um jemanden zu täuschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-augenauswischerei · Augenauswischerei · German
Augenauswischerei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | Augenauswischerei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩ʔaʊ̯svɪʃəˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Augenauswischerei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Augenauswischerei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩ʔaʊ̯svɪʃəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "falsche, verdrehte Darstellung, Auslegung von Tatsachen (übertrieben positiv oder auch verharmlosend), um jemanden zu täuschen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Augenauswischerei in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Augenauswischerei, spelled A-U-G-E-N-A-U-S-W-I-S-C-H-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1falsche, verdrehte Darstellung, Auslegung von Tatsachen (übertrieben positiv oder auch verharmlosend), um jemanden zu täuschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Augenauswischerei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An Schmidts Seite stellte sich Ulrike Krischke (Bürgervereinigung): Sie glaube nicht, dass es bei der Bewertung, was unter Ökostrom zu verstehen ist, um Augenauswischerei gehe, sondern um die grundsätzliche Frage: ‚Welche Marktanteile gestehe ich welchem Unternehmen zu.‘“
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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.