ausleuchten
German, verb[ˈaʊ̯sˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]
ausleuchten is spelled A-U-S-L-E-U-C-H-T-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 86,281st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausleuchten is a German verb meaning “to illuminate, to light up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas vollständig beleuchten”.
What does ausleuchten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to illuminate, to light up
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas vollständig beleuchten 2. etwas zur Gänze erforschen, aufklären
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 ausleuchten
- leuchtet aus present singular third-person
- leuchtete aus past
- ausgeleuchtet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- ausleuchtend participle present
- auszuleuchten infinitive infinitive-zu
- leuchte aus first-person indicative present
- leuchten aus first-person indicative plural
- leuchtest aus indicative present second-person
- leuchteten aus first-person indicative plural
- leuchtetest aus indicative preterite second-person
- leuchtetet aus indicative plural preterite
- leuchte aus! imperative singular
- leuchtet aus! imperative plural
- ausgeleuchtet haben active infinitive perfect
- ausgeleuchtet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- ausgeleuchtet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- ausgeleuchtet sein statal-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ausleuchten?
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ausleuchten in German?
ausleuchten appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).