Ausbund
[ˈaʊ̯sˌbʊnt]
The verdict
“Ausbund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Inbegriff von etwas sein; etwas verkörpern
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausbund · Ausbund · German
Ausbund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Ausbund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʊnt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ausbund“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ausbund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ausbund, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ausbund, spelled A-U-S-B-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1der Inbegriff von etwas sein; etwas verkörpern
- 2Riss in der Kruste eines Brotlaibes oder Brötchens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ausbund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du bist ein Ausbund von Tüchtigkeit!
„Stets zurückhaltend im Auftreten, galt Gilberto als Ausbund an Korrektheit.“
This word in other languages
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.