ausfragen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌfʁaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“ausfragen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem viele Fragen stellen, um bestimmte Informationen zu erhalten
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausfragen · ausfragen · German
ausfragen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausfragen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌfʁaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausfragen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausfragen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌfʁaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem viele Fragen stellen, um bestimmte Informationen zu erhalten".
Zero misspellings are on record for ausfragen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ausfragen, spelled A-U-S-F-R-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem viele Fragen stellen, um bestimmte Informationen zu erhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ausfragen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lass dich von der Tante nicht ausfragen!
This word in other languages
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.