auseinanderziehen

[ˌaʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌt͡siːən]

/[ˌaʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌt͡siːən]/ verb

The verdict

“auseinanderziehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dehnbare Gegenstände in die Länge ziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-auseinanderziehen · auseinanderziehen · German

auseinanderziehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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.

Key facts for auseinanderziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordauseinanderziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌaʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌt͡siːən]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „auseinanderziehen“ im Deutschen

auseinanderziehenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

auseinanderziehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌaʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌt͡siːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for auseinanderziehen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is auseinanderziehen, spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    dehnbare Gegenstände in die Länge ziehen
  2. 2
    durch Ziehen trennen, auseinanderreißen
  3. 3
    durch Wegziehen eines Sichtschutzes öffnen
  4. 4
    sich voneinander entfernen; entfernt voneinander errichten
  5. 5
    durch Ausziehen eines oder mehrerer Mitbewohner nicht mehr gemeinsam wohnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how auseinanderziehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er lächelte wieder, so daß die beiden Hälften seines Backenbartes und die Augenbrauen sich nach den Seiten hin auseinanderzogen.
  2. Es gilt: Je länger die Strecke s ist, um die eine Feder zusammengedrückt oder auseinandergezogen wird, desto stärker ist die entgegenwirkende Spannkraft Fs der Feder.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auseinanderziehen"?
"auseinanderziehen" is spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌt͡siːən].
What does "auseinanderziehen" mean?
As a verb, "auseinanderziehen" means: dehnbare Gegenstände in die Länge ziehen
How do you pronounce "auseinanderziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auseinanderziehen" is [ˌaʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auseinanderziehen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list