ausgemergelt

[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmɛʁɡl̩t]

/[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmɛʁɡl̩t]/ adj

The verdict

“ausgemergelt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in schlechter körperlicher Verfassung, erschöpft

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausgemergelt · ausgemergelt · German

ausgemergelt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for ausgemergelt
PropertyValue
Headwordausgemergelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmɛʁɡl̩t]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ausgemergelt“ im Deutschen

ausgemergeltliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ausgemergelt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmɛʁɡl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in schlechter körperlicher Verfassung, erschöpft".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ausgemergelt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ausgemergelt, spelled A-U-S-G-E-M-E-R-G-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in schlechter körperlicher Verfassung, erschöpft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er wirkte völlig ausgemergelt auf uns.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ausgemergelt"?
"ausgemergelt" is spelled A-U-S-G-E-M-E-R-G-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmɛʁɡl̩t].
What does "ausgemergelt" mean?
As an adjective, "ausgemergelt" means: in schlechter körperlicher Verfassung, erschöpft
How do you pronounce "ausgemergelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausgemergelt" is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌmɛʁɡl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausgemergelt" come from?
"ausgemergelt" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list