auseinanderklaffen
[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌklafn̩]
The verdict
“auseinanderklaffen” 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) - Wunde beziehungsweise Riss (weit aus)gedehnt offen
Corpus desk
Index DE-auseinanderklaffen · auseinanderklaffen · German
auseinanderklaffen · 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 | auseinanderklaffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌklafn̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auseinanderklaffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auseinanderklaffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌklafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for auseinanderklaffen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is auseinanderklaffen, spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-K-L-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Wunde beziehungsweise Riss (weit aus)gedehnt offen
- 2unüberbrückbare(r) beziehungsweise nicht sehr anschließenden Auffassung / Standpunkt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auseinanderklaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei großflächigen oder tiefen Wunden oder falls die Wundränder auseinanderklaffen, sollten Sie immer einen Tierarzt konsultieren.“
„Wenn die Wundränder einer Operationswunde im Verlauf der Wundheilung nicht verkleben, sondern auseinanderklaffen, spricht man von einer Wunddehiszenz oder Nahtdehiszenz […].“
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.