Augenwischerei

[ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩vɪʃəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩vɪʃəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Augenwischerei” is uncommon German (frequency #61,304 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,304
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

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-augenwischerei · Augenwischerei · German

Augenwischerei · rank #61,304 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,304
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Augentropfen

Nearest frequency peer: Augentropfen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Augenwischerei“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Augenwischerei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Augenwischerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordAugenwischerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩vɪʃəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters14
Frequency rank#61,304
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Augenwischerei“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Augenwischereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Augentropfen“ (#61,303), „Ausbeuter“ (#61,305), „Augapfel“ (#61,302). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Augenwischerei“ bei #61,304. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Augenwischerei is uncommon German at frequency #61,304 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩vɪʃəˈʁaɪ̯]. 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 Augenwischerei in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Augenwischerei, spelled A-U-G-E-N-W-I-S-C-H-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    falsche, verdrehte Darstellung, Auslegung von Tatsachen (übertrieben positiv oder auch verharmlosend), um jemanden zu täuschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Eine neue Bankenwelt ist vom G-20-Gipfel nicht zu erwarten – zu egoistisch sind die Interessen. Was nach Einigkeit aussieht, ist vor allem Augenwischerei.“

Synonyms

AugenauswischereiSchönfärberei

This word in other languages

eyewash(English)patraña(Español)poudre aux yeux(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Augenwischerei"?
"Augenwischerei" is spelled A-U-G-E-N-W-I-S-C-H-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩vɪʃəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Augenwischerei" mean?
As a noun, "Augenwischerei" means: falsche, verdrehte Darstellung, Auslegung von Tatsachen (übertrieben positiv oder auch verharmlosend), um jemanden zu täuschen
How do you pronounce "Augenwischerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Augenwischerei" is [ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩vɪʃəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Augenwischerei" come from?
"Augenwischerei" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Augenwischerei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aufsichtsräten#61,300Arbeitsmedizin#61,285Angriffsfläche#61,272Amtsmissbrauch#61,267

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list