auslaugen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌlaʊ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“auslaugen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Wasser oder Lauge herauslösen
Corpus desk
Index DE-auslaugen · auslaugen · German
auslaugen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | auslaugen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaʊ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auslaugen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auslaugen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaʊ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for auslaugen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is auslaugen, spelled A-U-S-L-A-U-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit Wasser oder Lauge herauslösen
- 2durch Überbelastung erschöpfen, entkräften
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auslaugen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die meisten Inhaltsstoffe waren durch schlechte Lagerung ausgelaugt.
Gegen Abend waren alle ausgelaugt, so schwer war die Arbeit.
Synonyms
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.