ausgestalten

[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtaltn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtaltn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“ausgestalten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - etwas in einer bestimmten Form gestalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausgestalten · ausgestalten · German

ausgestalten · 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 ausgestalten
PropertyValue
Headwordausgestalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtaltn̩]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ausgestalten“ im Deutschen

ausgestaltensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ausgestalten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ausgestalten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ausgestalten, spelled A-U-S-G-E-S-T-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in einer bestimmten Form gestalten
  2. 2
    etwas zu einer ausgereifteren Form bringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So hat erst unlängst die Schweiz bewiesen, dass es in einem betont dezentralen Bundesstaat nach breiter öffentlicher Diskussion möglich ist, den öffentlichen Rundfunkauftrag modern auszugestalten.
  2. Die Scuola di San Rocco, eine der von Bruderschaften getragenen sozialen Einrichtungen Venedigs, wollte einen Neubau künstlerisch ausgestalten lassen und dafür einen Wettbewerb ausschreiben.

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 "ausgestalten"?
"ausgestalten" is spelled A-U-S-G-E-S-T-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtaltn̩].
What does "ausgestalten" mean?
As a verb, "ausgestalten" means: etwas in einer bestimmten Form gestalten
How do you pronounce "ausgestalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausgestalten" is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausgestalten" come from?
"ausgestalten" 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