aushorchen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌhɔʁçn̩]
The verdict
“aushorchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden unauffällig befragen, ohne das eigentliche Interesse an den erhaltenen Informationen bekanntzugeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-aushorchen · aushorchen · German
aushorchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | aushorchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌhɔʁçn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aushorchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aushorchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌhɔʁçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden unauffällig befragen, ohne das eigentliche Interesse an den erhaltenen Informationen bekanntzugeben".
aushorchen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aushorchen, spelled A-U-S-H-O-R-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden unauffällig befragen, ohne das eigentliche Interesse an den erhaltenen Informationen bekanntzugeben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aushorchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die sogenannte Hauptstelle für Befragungswesen ist wenig bekannt, aber sehr umstritten: Asylbewerber werden dort von deutschen und ausländischen Geheimdienstlern ausgehorcht.
Der BND ist unter Druck geraten, weil bekanntgeworden war, dass er indirekt für die NSA die Kommunikation europäischer Unternehmen und Politiker ausgehorcht haben könnte.
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.