Ausgleich

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯ç]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,681

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Ausgleich is aGermannoun. It means: ein Gleichgewicht zustande bringen; Aufheben von Unterschieden durch Anpassung beider Seiten Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯ç]. It ranks #4,681 in German word frequency. Often confused with Ausgleichen and Abgleich.

Key facts for Ausgleich
PropertyValue
HeadwordAusgleich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯ç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,681
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ausgleich in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ausgleich is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯ç]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,681 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ausgleich, with forms such as "asugleich", "augsleich", and "ausgelich". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausgleichen", "Abgleich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Ausgleich, spelled A-U-S-G-L-E-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gleichgewicht zustande bringen; Aufheben von Unterschieden durch Anpassung beider Seiten
  2. 2
    ein Gleichgewicht zustande bringen; das Lösen eines Streits
  3. 3
    Sache, die etwas ersetzt
  4. 4
    Geldbetrag, der Haben und Soll eines Konto auf gleichen Betrag bringt
  5. 5
    Treffer oder Punkt, durch den zwei Mannschaften denselben Punktestand haben
  6. 6
    Hinzufügung der Vorausleistungen des Erblassers (an einen Erben) zum Gesamtnachlass

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asugleich,augsleich,ausgelich,ausggleich,ausglecih,ausgleicch,ausgleichh,ausgleihc,ausgliech,ausglleich,auslgeich,aussgleich,uasgleich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ausgleich

Misspelling Variants of "Ausgleich"

asugleich9augsleich9ausgelich9ausggleich10ausglecih9ausgleicch10ausgleichh10ausgleihc9
Misspelling Variants of "Ausgleich"

Frequency rank: #4,681 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ausgleich"?
"Ausgleich" is spelled A-U-S-G-L-E-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯ç].
What does "Ausgleich" mean?
As a noun, "Ausgleich" means: ein Gleichgewicht zustande bringen; Aufheben von Unterschieden durch Anpassung beider Seiten
What words are commonly confused with "Ausgleich"?
"Ausgleich" is commonly confused with "Ausgleichen", "Abgleich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ausgleich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ausgleich" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯ç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ausgleich" come from?
"Ausgleich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.