ausgrenzen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“ausgrenzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,370 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #60,370
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas ausklammern, etwas nicht annehmen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausgrenzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #60,370 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ausgrenzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ausgrenzen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,370 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ausgrenzen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ausgrenzen, spelled A-U-S-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas ausklammern, etwas nicht annehmen
- 2Person(en) aus einer Gruppe beziehungsweise Gesellschaft ausschließen
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “ausgrenzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩] (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.