auserlesen

[ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualitativ besonders gut/hochwertig

Corpus desk

Index DE-auserlesen · auserlesen · German

auserlesen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 auserlesen
PropertyValue
Headwordauserlesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „auserlesen“ im Deutschen

auserlesensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

auserlesen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

auserlesen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 auserlesen, spelled A-U-S-E-R-L-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualitativ besonders gut/hochwertig
  2. 2
    sorgfältig ausgesucht worden seiend

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 "auserlesen"?
"auserlesen" is spelled A-U-S-E-R-L-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩].
What does "auserlesen" mean?
As an adjective, "auserlesen" means: qualitativ besonders gut/hochwertig
How do you pronounce "auserlesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auserlesen" is [ˈaʊ̯sʔɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auserlesen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list