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 September 3, 2026) - sich langsam voneinander wegbewegen/verschieben
Corpus desk
Index DE-auseinanderdriften · auseinanderdriften · German
auseinanderdriften · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | auseinanderdriften |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌdʁɪftn̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auseinanderdriften“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auseinanderdriften appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Roten Meer öffnet sich gegenwärtig ein neuer Ozean, weil hier Afrika und Asien auseinanderdriften – mit allen geologischen Konsequenzen: von der Entstehung neuer Vulkaninseln, wie im Fall der Eilande Sholan und Jadid, bis hin zu regelmäßigen Erdbeben.“
„Auch elf Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung der Stadt sei das Wahlverhalten in den östlichen und westlichen Bezirken weiter auseinandergedriftet.“
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.