ausgestorbene Sprache

[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə]

/[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə]/ phrase

The verdict

“ausgestorbene Sprache” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Bezeichnung für eine Sprache, die derzeit (zum Zeitpunkt der Äußerung) in keiner Sprachgemeinschaft mehr verwendet wird

Key facts for ausgestorbene Sprache
PropertyValue
Headwordausgestorbene Sprache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ausgestorbene Sprache” sits in German frequency

ausgestorbene Sprache falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ausgestorbene Sprache is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bezeichnung für eine Sprache, die derzeit (zum Zeitpunkt der Äußerung) in keiner Sprachgemeinschaft mehr verwendet wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for ausgestorbene Sprache in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ausgestorbene Sprache, spelled A-U-S-G-E-S-T-O-R-B-E-N-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Bezeichnung für eine Sprache, die derzeit (zum Zeitpunkt der Äußerung) in keiner Sprachgemeinschaft mehr verwendet wird

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ausgestorbene Sprache"?
"ausgestorbene Sprache" is spelled A-U-S-G-E-S-T-O-R-B-E-N-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə].
What does "ausgestorbene Sprache" mean?
As a phrase, "ausgestorbene Sprache" means: Bezeichnung für eine Sprache, die derzeit (zum Zeitpunkt der Äußerung) in keiner Sprachgemeinschaft mehr verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "ausgestorbene Sprache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausgestorbene Sprache" is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “ausgestorbene Sprache”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-G-E-S-T-O-R-B-E-N-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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