aushärten
[ˈaʊ̯sˌhɛʁtn̩]
The verdict
“aushärten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Material durch technische Verfahren verfestigen und damit hart machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausharten · aushärten · German
aushärten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aushärten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌhɛʁtn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aushärten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aushärten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌhɛʁtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aushärten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aushärten, spelled A-U-S-H-Ä-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Material durch technische Verfahren verfestigen und damit hart machen
- 2ein Material verfestigt sich, wird hart
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aushärten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da wollen Bremssysteme gebaut, Kunststoffe ausgehärtet oder Produktionsprozesse in der Schuhfabrik optimiert werden.
Besonders gut geeignet für nicht begehbare Kanäle ist das sogenannte Schlauch- Relining: Ein mit Kunstharz getränkter Gewebeschlauch wird in den defekten Kanal eingezogen, angepreßt und ausgehärtet.
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.