ausbleiben

[ˈaʊ̯sˌblaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌblaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausbleiben” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,633
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - entgegen der Erwartung nicht eintreffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausbleiben · ausbleiben · German

ausbleiben · rank #27,633 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,633
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufzudecken

Nearest frequency peer: aufzudecken (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ausbleiben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ausbleiben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ausbleiben vs ausleben
80% similar
ausbleiben vs ausleihen
80% similar
ausbleiben vs ausbreiten
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ausbleiben
PropertyValue
Headwordausbleiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,633
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ausbleiben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ausbleibenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufzudecken“ (#27,632), „ausgeschüttet“ (#27,634), „aufstrebenden“ (#27,631). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausbleiben“ bei #27,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ausbleiben (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌblaɪ̯bn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,633 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "entgegen der Erwartung nicht eintreffen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausbleiben, with forms such as "asubleiben", "aubsleiben", and "ausbbleiben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ausleben", "ausleihen", "ausbreiten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ausbleiben, spelled A-U-S-B-L-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    entgegen der Erwartung nicht eintreffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im industriell entwickelten England blieb die Revolution aus.
  2. „Der befürchtete Megastau, den der ÖAMTC vorab prognostiziert hatte, ist aber zumindest vorerst ausgeblieben.“

Antonyms

eintreten

This word in other languages

stay out(English)darse(Español)se produire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asubleiben
  • aubsleiben
  • ausbbleiben
  • ausbeliben
  • ausblebien
  • ausbleibben
  • ausbleibenn
  • ausbleibne
  • ausbleiebn
  • ausblieben
  • ausblleiben
  • auslbeiben
  • aussbleiben
  • uasbleiben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausbleiben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asubleiben2aubsleiben2ausbbleiben1ausbeliben2ausblebien2ausbleibben1ausbleibenn1ausbleibne2
Edit distance from "ausbleiben"

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 "ausbleiben"?
"ausbleiben" is spelled A-U-S-B-L-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌblaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "ausbleiben" mean?
As a verb, "ausbleiben" means: entgegen der Erwartung nicht eintreffen
What words are commonly confused with "ausbleiben"?
"ausbleiben" is commonly confused with "ausleben", "ausleihen", "ausbreiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausbleiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausbleiben" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausbleiben" come from?
"ausbleiben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aufmachung#27,630asteroiden#27,626Beschützer#27,647Besiedlung#27,648

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Anzahlung14 variantsbrillanten14 variantsanhaltend14 variantsakustisch14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list