aushärten
German, verb[ˈʔaʊ̯shɛɐ̯tn̩]
aushärten is spelled A-U-S-H-Ä-R-T-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 127,251st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aushärten is a German verb meaning “to set (to solidify)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Material durch technische Verfahren verfestigen und damit hart machen”.
What does aushärten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to set (to solidify)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein Material durch technische Verfahren verfestigen und damit hart machen 2. ein Material verfestigt sich, wird hart
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aushärten
- härtet aus present singular third-person
- härtete aus past
- ausgehärtet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- haben or sein auxiliary
- aushärtend participle present
- auszuhärten infinitive infinitive-zu
- härte aus first-person indicative present
- härten aus first-person indicative plural
- härtest aus indicative present second-person
- härteten aus first-person indicative plural
- härtetest aus indicative preterite second-person
- härtetet aus indicative plural preterite
- härte aus! imperative singular
- härtet aus! imperative plural
- ausgehärtet haben auxiliary active infinitive
- ausgehärtet werden auxiliary processual-passive infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aushärten?
- [ˈʔaʊ̯shɛɐ̯tn̩]
- [ˈʔaʊ̯shɛʁtn̩]
- [ˈʔaʊ̯shɛɐ̯tən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is aushärten in German?
aushärten appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).