auskommen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“auskommen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,601
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von etwas ist genügend vorhanden, sodass man für den vorgesehenen Zweck ausreichend davon hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-auskommen · auskommen · German

auskommen · rank #11,601 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,601
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausländischer

Nearest frequency peer: ausländischer (+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 „auskommen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „auskommen“ 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).

auskommen vs auskommt
78% similar
auskommen vs auszukommen
82% similar
auskommen vs abkommen
78% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „auskommen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausländischer“ (#11,602), „aufwärts“ (#11,599), „Bananen“ (#11,603). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „auskommen“ bei #11,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around auskommen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,601 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for auskommen, with forms such as "asukommen", "auksommen", and "auskkommen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "auskommt", "auszukommen", "abkommen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is auskommen, spelled A-U-S-K-O-M-M-E-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit den Getränken werden wir das Wochenende auskommen.
  2. Bei diesen Versandhauspreisen wirst du nie mit deinem Geld auskommen.

Synonyms

ausreichenhinkommenreichenzurechtkommenarrangierenverstehenharmonierenentfliehenentkommenentwischen

This word in other languages

make do(English)manejarse(Español)pouvoir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asukommen
  • auksommen
  • auskkommen
  • auskmomen
  • auskomemn
  • auskomen
  • auskommenn
  • auskommne
  • ausokmmen
  • ausskommen
  • uaskommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auskommen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asukommen2auksommen2auskkommen1auskmomen2auskomemn2auskomen1auskommenn1auskommne2
Edit distance from "auskommen"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

beliebige#11,610Apotheken#11,591brauchten#11,618zentrales#11,575

Similar misspelling depth

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

blickte11 variantsYouTuber11 variantsEingriffe11 variantseinlegen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list