auseinandergehen

[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌɡeːən]

/[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌɡeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“auseinandergehen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #84,955 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#84,955
frequency rank, German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in zwei oder mehrere Teile zerfallen, sich voneinander und sich in verschiedene Richtungen entfernen

Key facts for auseinandergehen
PropertyValue
Headwordauseinandergehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌɡeːən]
Letters16
Frequency rank#84,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auseinandergehen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). auseinandergehen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for auseinandergehen is 16 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌɡeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,955 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for auseinandergehen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is auseinandergehen, spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in zwei oder mehrere Teile zerfallen, sich voneinander und sich in verschiedene Richtungen entfernen
  2. 2
    unterschiedlicher Auffassung, Meinung, Wahrnehmung sein, divergieren
  3. 3
    sich voneinander trennen
  4. 4
    sich gabeln, sich verzweigen
  5. 5
    sich im Volumen, im Umfang, in der Masse vergrößern, zunehmen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auseinandergehen"?
"auseinandergehen" is spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌɡeːən].
What does "auseinandergehen" mean?
As a verb, "auseinandergehen" means: in zwei oder mehrere Teile zerfallen, sich voneinander und sich in verschiedene Richtungen entfernen
How do you pronounce "auseinandergehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auseinandergehen" is [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auseinandergehen" come from?
"auseinandergehen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “auseinandergehen”

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-G-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌɡeːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list