aushungern
[ˈaʊ̯sˌhʊŋɐn]
The verdict
“aushungern” 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) - einen Gegner durch Nahrungsentzug zur Aufgabe zwingen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aushungern · aushungern · German
aushungern · 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 | aushungern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌhʊŋɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aushungern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aushungern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌhʊŋɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for aushungern in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aushungern, spelled A-U-S-H-U-N-G-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1einen Gegner durch Nahrungsentzug zur Aufgabe zwingen
- 2jemandem benötigte Ressourcen vorenthalten, das Leben erschweren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aushungern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Belagerung sollte die besetzte Burg aushungern.
„Hier wurden noch mehr Soldaten eingesetzt, die das ohnehin schon von einer Dürre geplagte Gebiet völlig abriegelten, um die Bevölkerung auszuhungern.“
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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.