Ausdünstung
[ˈaʊ̯sˌdʏnstʊŋ]
The verdict
“Ausdünstung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausströmen von Gasen und Dämpfen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausdunstung · Ausdünstung · German
Ausdünstung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Ausdünstung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʏnstʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ausdünstung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ausdünstung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʏnstʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Ausdünstung has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ausdünstung, spelled A-U-S-D-Ü-N-S-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Ausströmen von Gasen und Dämpfen
- 2(unangenehmer) Geruch, der von einem Menschen ausgeschieden wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ausdünstung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Ausdünstungen eines Vulkans erschweren das Atmen.
„Er legte seine Kleidung ab, um die Ausdünstung nicht zu beinträchtigen; dann verharrte er auf dem Waagebrett völlig nackt und ließ, trotz seiner Schamhaftigkeit, seinen langen zylinderförmigen Rumpf, seine kurzen Beine, seine Plattfüße und seine braune Haut sehen.“
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.