ausdünnen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌdʏnən]
The verdict
“ausdünnen” 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) - in der Wachstumsperiode überzählige Früchte oder Blüten vom Baum entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausdunnen · ausdünnen · German
ausdünnen · 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 | ausdünnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʏnən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausdünnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausdünnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʏnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
ausdünnen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ausdünnen, spelled A-U-S-D-Ü-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1in der Wachstumsperiode überzählige Früchte oder Blüten vom Baum entfernen
- 2überschüssige Pflanzen oder Setzlinge aus einem Anbau entfernen, um den verbleibenden Pflanzen ausreichend Platz, Nährstoffe und Licht zur optimalen Entwicklung zu bieten
- 3zu dicht wachsende Haare mit Effiliermesser oder Effilierschere herausschneiden
- 4kleiner/weniger/geringer machen
- 5kleiner/weniger/geringer werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ausdünnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Bevölkerungsentwicklung:] „Während der ländliche Raum [Anm.: in Ostdeutschland] weiter ausdünnt, wachsen Städte wie Dresden, Leipzig und Erfurt.“
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.