auseinanderzuhalten

[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐt͡suˌhaltn̩]

/[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐt͡suˌhaltn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“auseinanderzuhalten” is uncommon German (frequency #91,307 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,307
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auseinanderhalten

Key facts for auseinanderzuhalten
PropertyValue
Headwordauseinanderzuhalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐt͡suˌhaltn̩]
Letters19
Frequency rank#91,307
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auseinanderzuhalten” 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). auseinanderzuhalten lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

auseinanderzuhalten is uncommon German at frequency #91,307 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐt͡suˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auseinanderhalten".

Zero misspellings are on record for auseinanderzuhalten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is auseinanderzuhalten, spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-Z-U-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auseinanderhalten

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 "auseinanderzuhalten"?
"auseinanderzuhalten" is spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-Z-U-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐt͡suˌhaltn̩].
What does "auseinanderzuhalten" mean?
As a verb, "auseinanderzuhalten" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auseinanderhalten
How do you pronounce "auseinanderzuhalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auseinanderzuhalten" is [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐt͡suˌhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auseinanderzuhalten" come from?
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Using “auseinanderzuhalten”

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-Z-U-H-A-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐt͡suˌhaltn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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