ausleuchten

[ˈaʊ̯sˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausleuchten” is an uncommon German word, ranked #86,210 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#86,210
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas vollständig beleuchten

Key facts for ausleuchten
PropertyValue
Headwordausleuchten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#86,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ausleuchten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ausleuchten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ausleuchten is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #86,210 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.

ausleuchten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ausleuchten, spelled A-U-S-L-E-U-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas vollständig beleuchten
  2. 2
    etwas zur Gänze erforschen, aufklären

Antonyms

verdunkelnverdeckenvernebeln

This word in other languages

illuminate(English)éclairer(Français)

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 "ausleuchten"?
"ausleuchten" is spelled A-U-S-L-E-U-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩].
What does "ausleuchten" mean?
As a verb, "ausleuchten" means: etwas vollständig beleuchten
How do you pronounce "ausleuchten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausleuchten" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausleuchten" come from?
"ausleuchten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ausleuchten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-L-E-U-C-H-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list