auslösen

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,868

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

auslösen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas in Gang/in Bewegung setzen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩]. It ranks #7,868 in German word frequency. Often confused with auslöst and Auslöser.

Key facts for auslösen
PropertyValue
Headwordauslösen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,868
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for auslösen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,868 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for auslösen, with forms such as "asulösen", "aulsösen", and "ausllösen". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "auslöst", "Auslöser", "austoben", 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 auslösen, spelled A-U-S-L-Ö-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in Gang/in Bewegung setzen
  2. 2
    Lösegeld für eine Geisel zahlen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asulösen,aulsösen,ausllösen,auslsöen,auslöesn,auslösenn,auslösne,auslössen,ausslösen,ausölsen,uaslösen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for auslösen

Misspelling Variants of "auslösen"

asulösen8aulsösen8ausllösen9auslsöen8auslöesn8auslösenn9auslösne8auslössen9
Misspelling Variants of "auslösen"

Frequency rank: #7,868 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auslösen"?
"auslösen" is spelled A-U-S-L-Ö-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩].
What does "auslösen" mean?
As a verb, "auslösen" means: etwas in Gang/in Bewegung setzen
What words are commonly confused with "auslösen"?
"auslösen" is commonly confused with "auslöst", "Auslöser", "austoben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auslösen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auslösen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auslösen" come from?
"auslösen" 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.