ausarten

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaʁtn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaʁtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausarten” is uncommon German (frequency #56,777 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,777
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - außer Kontrolle geraten; sich zu etwas Negativem entwickeln, das man nicht mehr kontrollieren kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausarten · ausarten · German

ausarten · rank #56,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,777
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ausflugsziele

Nearest frequency peer: Ausflugsziele (+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 „ausarten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ausarten
PropertyValue
Headwordausarten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaʁtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ausarten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ausflugsziele“ (#56,778), „Aufständen“ (#56,775), „ausgeglichenes“ (#56,779). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausarten“ bei #56,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ausarten is uncommon German at frequency #56,777 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaʁtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ausarten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ausarten, spelled A-U-S-A-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    außer Kontrolle geraten; sich zu etwas Negativem entwickeln, das man nicht mehr kontrollieren kann
  2. 2
    Abweichungen von den Artmerkmalen zeigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Reflexbewegung des Lachens kann leicht zu einer Art von Krampf ausarten, dem Lachkrampf.
  2. Auch zunächst friedliche Demonstrationen könnten in Gewalt ausarten.

Synonyms

ausufernauswuchernüberbordendegenerierenentarten

This word in other languages

degenerate(English)degenerar(Español)dégénérer(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 "ausarten"?
"ausarten" is spelled A-U-S-A-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaʁtn̩].
What does "ausarten" mean?
As a verb, "ausarten" means: außer Kontrolle geraten; sich zu etwas Negativem entwickeln, das man nicht mehr kontrollieren kann
How do you pronounce "ausarten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausarten" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaʁtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausarten" come from?
"ausarten" 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 "ausarten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausholen#56,783Attrappe#56,770angemalt#56,751abfüllen#56,728

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list