auseinandernehmen

[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌneːmən]

/[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌneːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“auseinandernehmen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #70,035 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#70,035
frequency rank, German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einzelne Teile/Stücke zerlegen

Key facts for auseinandernehmen
PropertyValue
Headwordauseinandernehmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌneːmən]
Letters17
Frequency rank#70,035
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auseinandernehmen” 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). auseinandernehmen 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 auseinandernehmen is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌneːmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,035 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

auseinandernehmen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is auseinandernehmen, spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einzelne Teile/Stücke zerlegen
  2. 2
    mit Leichtigkeit übertrumpfen und vernichtend besiegen
  3. 3
    massiv kritisieren, Tadel üben

Synonyms

auseinanderbauendemontierenplattmachenüberrennenüberrollenverreißenzerfetzen

Antonyms

montierenzusammenbauenzusammenfügenbelobigenlobenwürdigen

This word in other languages

take apart(English)desmontar(Español)démonter(Français)

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 "auseinandernehmen"?
"auseinandernehmen" is spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌneːmən].
What does "auseinandernehmen" mean?
As a verb, "auseinandernehmen" means: in einzelne Teile/Stücke zerlegen
How do you pronounce "auseinandernehmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auseinandernehmen" is [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌneːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auseinandernehmen" come from?
"auseinandernehmen" 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 “auseinandernehmen”

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-N-E-H-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌneːmən] (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