Auslese
German, noun/ˈaʊsˌleːzə/
Auslese is spelled A-U-S-L-E-S-E (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auslese is a German feminine noun meaning “selection, choice, pick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Auswählen des oder der Besten”.
What does Auslese mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineselection, choice, pick
- 2
feminineAuslese (lit.: selected harvest). A (usually white) wine made from selected grapes which are fully ripe or even botrytized and purposefully harvested very late, so as to be extra sweet.
- 3
femininea quality category in German wine classification
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Auswählen des oder der Besten 2. das Ausgewählte oder Beste 3. die Lese aller edelfaulen Beeren oder vollreifen Trauben 4. Qualitätsstufe für einen Wein gehobener Kategorie, dessen Trauben nach den unter [3] genannten Kriterien gelesen wurden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Auslese
- Auslesen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Auslese?
- /ˈaʊsˌleːzə/
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌleːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Auslese
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Auslese in German?
Auslese appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).