auseinanderdriften
[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌdʁɪftn̩]
The verdict
“auseinanderdriften” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich langsam voneinander wegbewegen/verschieben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auseinanderdriften |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌdʁɪftn̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auseinanderdriften” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
auseinanderdriften is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌdʁɪftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auseinanderdriften, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is auseinanderdriften, spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-D-R-I-F-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich langsam voneinander wegbewegen/verschieben
- 2sich allmählich, aber stetig in unterschiedliche Richtungen bewegen/entwickeln
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.
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Using “auseinanderdriften”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-D-R-I-F-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.