ausgefranst
[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfʁanst]
The verdict
“ausgefranst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am Rand in Fäden (Fransen) aufgelöst
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausgefranst · ausgefranst · German
ausgefranst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | ausgefranst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfʁanst] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausgefranst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausgefranst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfʁanst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am Rand in Fäden (Fransen) aufgelöst".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ausgefranst, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ausgefranst, spelled A-U-S-G-E-F-R-A-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1am Rand in Fäden (Fransen) aufgelöst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausgefranst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er trug Jeans und einen NYU-Pullover, der an den Ärmeln schon ganz ausgefranst war.“
„Auf Fines Kopf thronte eine Wollmütze mit einem Norwegermuster, an der Seite mit einem kleinen Bommel versehen, der schon ein wenig ausgefranst war.“
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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.