ausführlich

[ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪç]

/[ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“ausführlich” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,244
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ins Einzelne gehend, eingehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausfuhrlich · ausführlich · German

ausführlich · rank #5,244 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,244
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufpassen

Nearest frequency peer: aufpassen (-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 „ausführlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ausführlich“ 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).

ausführlich vs ausführliche
92% similar
ausführlich vs ausführlichen
85% similar
ausführlich vs ausführlicher
85% similar

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

Key facts for ausführlich
PropertyValue
Headwordausführlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,244
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ausführlich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ausführlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufpassen“ (#5,243), „ausgebaut“ (#5,245), „Asyl“ (#5,242). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausführlich“ bei #5,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around ausführlich (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,244 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ins Einzelne gehend, eingehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausführlich, with forms such as "asuführlich", "aufsührlich", and "ausfführlich". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ausführliche", "ausführlichen", "ausführlicher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 ausführlich, spelled A-U-S-F-Ü-H-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ins Einzelne gehend, eingehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Gebrauchsanweisung muss so ausführlich sein, dass alle wichtigen Informationen in ihr enthalten sind.
  2. Ein Vortrag sollte nicht zu ausführlich sein, um die Hörer nicht zu überfordern.

This word in other languages

detailed(English)detallado(Español)détaillé(Français)detalhado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuführlich
  • aufsührlich
  • ausfführlich
  • ausfhürlich
  • ausfühhrlich
  • ausfühlrich
  • ausführilch
  • ausführlcih
  • ausführlicch
  • ausführlichh
  • ausführlihc
  • ausführllich
  • ausführrlich
  • ausfürhlich
  • aussführlich
  • ausüfhrlich
  • uasführlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausführlich - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asuführlich2aufsührlich2ausfführlich1ausfhürlich2ausfühhrlich1ausfühlrich2ausführilch2ausführlcih2
Edit distance from "ausführlich"

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 "ausführlich"?
"ausführlich" is spelled A-U-S-F-Ü-H-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪç].
What does "ausführlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ausführlich" means: ins Einzelne gehend, eingehend
What words are commonly confused with "ausführlich"?
"ausführlich" is commonly confused with "ausführliche", "ausführlichen", "ausführlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausführlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausführlich" is [ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausführlich" come from?
"ausführlich" 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 "ausführlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eingegangen#5,257Performance#5,293installiert#5,188Bestätigung#5,150

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

traditionelle17 variantsindividuellen17 variantsausprobieren17 variantsInstrumente17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list