Auslöser
German, noun/ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzɐ/
Auslöser is spelled A-U-S-L-Ö-S-E-R (8 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written German, the 9,700th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auslöser is a German masculine noun meaning “trigger (event that initiates others, or incites a response)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zündvorrichtung für einen Sprengsatz”.
What does Auslöser mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetrigger (event that initiates others, or incites a response)
- 2
masculineshutter-release button, shutter button
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zündvorrichtung für einen Sprengsatz 2. Ursache eines Geschehens, einer Sache 3. am Fotoapparat der Auslösemechanismus 4. ein Schalter
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 Auslöser
- Auslösers genitive
- Auslösern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Auslöser?
- /ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzɐ/
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Auslöser
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Auslöser in German?
Auslöser appears 6.8 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).