ausgebaut
[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“ausgebaut” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,245 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,245
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einem planmäßig vergrößerten/erweiterten Zustand
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 | ausgebaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,245 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ausgebaut” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ausgebaut is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,245 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. 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 ausgebaut, with forms such as "asugebaut", "augsebaut", and "ausegbaut". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ausgesagt", "ausgemalt", "ausgeraubt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ausgebaut, spelled A-U-S-G-E-B-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1in einem planmäßig vergrößerten/erweiterten Zustand
- 2so, dass ein Teil aus einer Maschine, einer technischen Anlage herausgenommen wurde
- 3in einer weiterentwickelten/verbesserten Lage/Situation
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asugebaut,augsebaut,ausegbaut,ausgbeaut,ausgeabut,ausgebatu,ausgebautt,ausgebbaut,ausgebuat,ausggebaut,aussgebaut,uasgebaut
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausgebaut - 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.
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 “ausgebaut”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-G-E-B-A-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌbaʊ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ausgesagt” - see the side-by-side comparison. ausgebaut vs ausgesagt
- 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.