ausgestorbenen

[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənən]/ adj

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The verdict

“ausgestorbenen” is uncommon German (frequency #66,004 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,004
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben

Key facts for ausgestorbenen
PropertyValue
Headwordausgestorbenen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#66,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ausgestorbenen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ausgestorbenen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ausgestorbenen is uncommon German at frequency #66,004 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ausgestorbenen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ausgestorbenen, spelled A-U-S-G-E-S-T-O-R-B-E-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ausgestorbenen"?
"ausgestorbenen" is spelled A-U-S-G-E-S-T-O-R-B-E-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənən].
What does "ausgestorbenen" mean?
As an adjective, "ausgestorbenen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgestorben
How do you pronounce "ausgestorbenen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausgestorbenen" is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausgestorbenen" come from?
"ausgestorbenen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ausgestorbenen”

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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʃtɔʁbənən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list