auskennen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌkɛnən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌkɛnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“auskennen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,051. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,051
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas gut kennen; Bescheid wissen, mit etwas umgehen können

Corpus desk

Index DE-auskennen · auskennen · German

auskennen · rank #25,051 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,051
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgelöscht

Nearest frequency peer: ausgelöscht (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „auskennen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „auskennen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

auskennen vs auskennt
78% similar
auskennen vs aussenden
78% similar
auskennen vs ausdenken
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for auskennen
PropertyValue
Headwordauskennen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌkɛnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,051
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „auskennen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).auskennenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausgelöscht“ (#25,050), „ausgeblendet“ (#25,049), „ausspielen“ (#25,053). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „auskennen“ bei #25,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around auskennen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɛnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,051 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas gut kennen; Bescheid wissen, mit etwas umgehen können".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for auskennen, with forms such as "asukennen", "auksennen", and "auseknnen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "auskennt", "aussenden", "ausdenken", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is auskennen, spelled A-U-S-K-E-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas gut kennen; Bescheid wissen, mit etwas umgehen können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how auskennen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Danke für die Erklärung, jetzt kenne ich mich aus.
  2. Kennst du dich denn in dieser Gegend aus?

Synonyms

Bescheid wissenbewandert seindurchschauenkennenwissen

This word in other languages

experienced(English)conocer(Español)savoir s’y prendre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asukennen
  • auksennen
  • auseknnen
  • auskenen
  • auskenenn
  • auskennenn
  • auskennne
  • auskkennen
  • ausknenen
  • ausskennen
  • uaskennen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auskennen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asukennen2auksennen2auseknnen2auskenen1auskenenn2auskennenn1auskennne2auskkennen1
Edit distance from "auskennen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auskennen"?
"auskennen" is spelled A-U-S-K-E-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɛnən].
What does "auskennen" mean?
As a verb, "auskennen" means: etwas gut kennen; Bescheid wissen, mit etwas umgehen können
What words are commonly confused with "auskennen"?
"auskennen" is commonly confused with "auskennt", "aussenden", "ausdenken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auskennen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auskennen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɛnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auskennen" come from?
"auskennen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "auskennen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list