ausdehnen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausdehnen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,481
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Länge, Fläche oder das Volumen einer Sache vergrößern

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausdehnen · ausdehnen · German

ausdehnen · rank #29,481 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,481
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgehe

Nearest frequency peer: ausgehe (+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 „ausdehnen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ausdehnen“ 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).

ausdehnen vs aussehen
78% similar
ausdehnen vs ausgehen
78% similar
ausdehnen vs ausdenken
78% similar

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

Key facts for ausdehnen
PropertyValue
Headwordausdehnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,481
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ausdehnen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ausdehnenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausgehe“ (#29,482), „Aufzüge“ (#29,479), „auslöste“ (#29,483). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausdehnen“ bei #29,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ausdehnen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,481 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Länge, Fläche oder das Volumen einer Sache vergrößern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausdehnen, with forms such as "asudehnen", "audsehnen", and "ausddehnen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "aussehen", "ausgehen", "ausdenken", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ausdehnen, spelled A-U-S-D-E-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Länge, Fläche oder das Volumen einer Sache vergrößern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Während Russland seinen Machtbereich auf dem Balkan ausdehnen wollte, ging es England darum, die deutschen Kolonien zu übernehmen.

Synonyms

expandieren

This word in other languages

expand(English)extender(Español)étendre(Français)estender(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asudehnen
  • audsehnen
  • ausddehnen
  • ausdehenn
  • ausdehhnen
  • ausdehnenn
  • ausdehnne
  • ausdehnnen
  • ausdenhen
  • ausdhenen
  • ausedhnen
  • aussdehnen
  • uasdehnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausdehnen - 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.

asudehnen2audsehnen2ausddehnen1ausdehenn2ausdehhnen1ausdehnenn1ausdehnne2ausdehnnen1
Edit distance from "ausdehnen"

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 "ausdehnen"?
"ausdehnen" is spelled A-U-S-D-E-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən].
What does "ausdehnen" mean?
As a verb, "ausdehnen" means: die Länge, Fläche oder das Volumen einer Sache vergrößern
What words are commonly confused with "ausdehnen"?
"ausdehnen" is commonly confused with "aussehen", "ausgehen", "ausdenken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausdehnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausdehnen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausdehnen" come from?
"ausdehnen" 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 "ausdehnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausrasten#29,486Banknoten#29,493befahrbar#29,496Besinnung#29,503

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Arnstadt13 variantsdebattiert13 variantsfalschem13 variantsUnterlage13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list