ausblieb

[ˈaʊ̯sˌbliːp]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌbliːp]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausblieb” is uncommon German (frequency #66,998 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,998
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausbleiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausblieb · ausblieb · German

ausblieb · rank #66,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,998
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aureus

Nearest frequency peer: aureus (-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 „ausblieb“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ausblieb
PropertyValue
Headwordausblieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌbliːp]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ausblieb“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ausbliebfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aureus“ (#66,997), „ausgeklügelte“ (#66,999), „aufzuzwingen“ (#66,996). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausblieb“ bei #66,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ausblieb is uncommon German at frequency #66,998 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌbliːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

ausblieb has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ausblieb, spelled A-U-S-B-L-I-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausbleiben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs 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 "ausblieb"?
"ausblieb" is spelled A-U-S-B-L-I-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌbliːp].
What does "ausblieb" mean?
As a verb, "ausblieb" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausbleiben
How do you pronounce "ausblieb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausblieb" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌbliːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausblieb" come from?
"ausblieb" 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 "ausblieb", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

aufzieht#66,993auskenne#67,004Basilius#67,014antrifft#66,979

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list