ausdauernd

Name: ausdauernd, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈaʊ̯sdaʊ̯ɐnt]

/[ˈaʊ̯sdaʊ̯ɐnt]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“ausdauernd” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,939 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#51,939
frequency rank, German: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Belastung lange durchhaltend

Key facts for ausdauernd
Property	Value
Headword	ausdauernd
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈaʊ̯sdaʊ̯ɐnt]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#51,939
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ausdauernd” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ausdauernd lands here:

#51,939

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ausdauernd is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sdaʊ̯ɐnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,939 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ausdauernd, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ausdauernd, spelled A-U-S-D-A-U-E-R-N-D.

Definition

1
eine Belastung lange durchhaltend
2
in Bezug auf Pflanzen, insbesondere Beikräuter/Unkräuter: immer wieder austreibend, immer wieder nachwachsend

Antonyms

schlapp unsportlich einjährig

This word in other languages

tenacious(English)persévérant(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 "ausdauernd"?

"ausdauernd" is spelled A-U-S-D-A-U-E-R-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sdaʊ̯ɐnt].

What does "ausdauernd" mean?

As an adjective, "ausdauernd" means: eine Belastung lange durchhaltend

How do you pronounce "ausdauernd"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausdauernd" is [ˈaʊ̯sdaʊ̯ɐnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ausdauernd" come from?

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Using “ausdauernd”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-D-A-U-E-R-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sdaʊ̯ɐnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.