Ausfahrt
[ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Ausfahrt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,863 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,863
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stelle, an der man etwas fahrend verlassen kann
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ausfahrt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,863 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ausfahrt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ausfahrt is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,863 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ausfahrt, with forms such as "asufahrt", "aufsahrt", and "ausafhrt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausfuhr", "ausführt", "auswählt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ausfahrt, spelled A-U-S-F-A-H-R-T.
Definition
- 1Stelle, an der man etwas fahrend verlassen kann
- 2Fahrt zur Erholung; Spazierfahrt
- 3das Wegfahren vom Land aufs Meer hinaus
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asufahrt,aufsahrt,ausafhrt,ausfahhrt,ausfahrrt,ausfahrtt,ausfahtr,ausfarht,ausffahrt,ausfhart,aussfahrt,uasfahrt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ausfahrt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Ausfahrt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-F-A-H-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ausfuhr” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ausfahrt vs Ausfuhr
- 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.