ausleihen

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,561

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

ausleihen is aGermanverb. It means: jemand(em) etwas borgen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]. Often confused with aussehen and Auslesen.

Key facts for ausleihen
PropertyValue
Headwordausleihen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,561
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ausleihen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,561 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for ausleihen, with forms such as "asuleihen", "aulseihen", and "auselihen". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "aussehen", "Auslesen", "ausweisen", 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 ausleihen, spelled A-U-S-L-E-I-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand(em) etwas borgen
  2. 2
    sich etwas borgen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asuleihen,aulseihen,auselihen,auslehien,ausleiehn,ausleihenn,ausleihhen,ausleihne,ausliehen,auslleihen,aussleihen,uasleihen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ausleihen

Misspelling Variants of "ausleihen"

asuleihen9aulseihen9auselihen9auslehien9ausleiehn9ausleihenn10ausleihhen10ausleihne9
Misspelling Variants of "ausleihen"

Frequency rank: #15,561 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ausleihen"?
"ausleihen" is spelled A-U-S-L-E-I-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən].
What does "ausleihen" mean?
As a verb, "ausleihen" means: jemand(em) etwas borgen
What words are commonly confused with "ausleihen"?
"ausleihen" is commonly confused with "aussehen", "Auslesen", "ausweisen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausleihen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausleihen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausleihen" come from?
"ausleihen" 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.