auskommen

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,601

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

auskommen is aGermanverb. It means: von etwas ist genügend vorhanden, sodass man für den vorgesehenen Zweck ausreichend davon hat Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]. Often confused with auskommt and auszukommen.

Key facts for auskommen
PropertyValue
Headwordauskommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,601
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of auskommen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for auskommen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,601 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for auskommen, with forms such as "asukommen", "auksommen", and "auskkommen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "auskommt", "auszukommen", "abkommen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is auskommen, spelled A-U-S-K-O-M-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    von etwas ist genügend vorhanden, sodass man für den vorgesehenen Zweck ausreichend davon hat
  2. 2
    mit beschriebenen Umständen oder einer Lage zurechtkommen
  3. 3
    sich mit jemandem vertragen
  4. 4
    sich schnell und unauffällig einer unangenehmen Situation oder dergleichen entziehen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asukommen,auksommen,auskkommen,auskmomen,auskomemn,auskomen,auskommenn,auskommne,ausokmmen,ausskommen,uaskommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for auskommen

Misspelling Variants of "auskommen"

asukommen9auksommen9auskkommen10auskmomen9auskomemn9auskomen8auskommenn10auskommne9
Misspelling Variants of "auskommen"

Frequency rank: #11,601 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auskommen"?
"auskommen" is spelled A-U-S-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən].
What does "auskommen" mean?
As a verb, "auskommen" means: von etwas ist genügend vorhanden, sodass man für den vorgesehenen Zweck ausreichend davon hat
What words are commonly confused with "auskommen"?
"auskommen" is commonly confused with "auskommt", "auszukommen", "abkommen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auskommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auskommen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auskommen" come from?
"auskommen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.