Ausfall

[ˈaʊ̯sfal]

/[ˈaʊ̯sfal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ausfall” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,169
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Versagen oder Verlust eines Systems oder eines seiner Teile

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausfall · Ausfall · German

Ausfall · rank #8,169 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,169
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufwachen

Nearest frequency peer: aufwachen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ausfall“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ausfall“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ausfall vs Auswahl
71% similar
Ausfall vs ausfiel
57% similar
Ausfall vs aushält
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ausfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordAusfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sfal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,169
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ausfall“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ausfallliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufwachen“ (#8,168), „aushalten“ (#8,170), „Anregungen“ (#8,167). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ausfall“ bei #8,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Ausfall (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sfal]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,169 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ausfall, with forms such as "asufall", "aufsall", and "ausafll". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Auswahl", "ausfiel", "aushält", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ausfall, spelled A-U-S-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Versagen oder Verlust eines Systems oder eines seiner Teile
  2. 2
    Uneinbringbarkeit von Ansprüchen; Zahlungsausfall
  3. 3
    offensiver Gegenangriff, zum Beispiel der von Belagerten in einer Festung auf den Belagerer
  4. 4
    aggressive Äußerung
  5. 5
    Art/Inhalt/Umfang eines Ergebnisses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Ausfall von Energie ist im Winter besonders bitter.
  2. „Diese Ausfälle sind auf die nationalsozialistischen Säuberungswellen, die Kriegsopfer und schließlich auf die Entnazifizierung zurückzuführen.“

This word in other languages

loss(English)pérdida(Español)perte(Français)défice(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asufall
  • aufsall
  • ausafll
  • ausfal
  • ausffall
  • ausflal
  • aussfall
  • uasfall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ausfall - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asufall2aufsall2ausafll2ausfal1ausffall1ausflal2aussfall1uasfall2
Edit distance from "Ausfall"

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 "Ausfall"?
"Ausfall" is spelled A-U-S-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sfal].
What does "Ausfall" mean?
As a noun, "Ausfall" means: Versagen oder Verlust eines Systems oder eines seiner Teile
What words are commonly confused with "Ausfall"?
"Ausfall" is commonly confused with "Auswahl", "ausfiel", "aushält". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ausfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ausfall" is [ˈaʊ̯sfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ausfall" come from?
"Ausfall" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ausfall", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Absturz#8,162bewirkt#8,181uniform#8,149erobert#8,200

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

deuten8 variantsshows8 variantsgeilen8 variantsHofmann8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list