ausdörren
[ˈaʊ̯sˌdœʁən]
The verdict
“ausdörren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas dürr machen, Feuchtigkeit entziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausdorren · ausdörren · German
ausdörren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | ausdörren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌdœʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausdörren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausdörren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌdœʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas dürr machen, Feuchtigkeit entziehen".
ausdörren has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 ausdörren, spelled A-U-S-D-Ö-R-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas dürr machen, Feuchtigkeit entziehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ausdörren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die gefangenen Fische schwammen zappelnd im Kreis. Er kippte das Boot vorsichtig, ihre Leiber glitten im überfließenden Wasser nach oben und tauchten wieder ab. Als er das Skiff herunterließ, lagen sie mit klaffenden Mäulern auf den Planken, über ihnen die Sonne, die sie bereits sichtbar ausdörrte.“
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.