ausloten

[ˈaʊ̯sˌloːtn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌloːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausloten” is uncommon German (frequency #63,127 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,127
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Wassertiefe bestimmen (ursprünglich mit einem Lot)

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausloten · ausloten · German

ausloten · rank #63,127 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,127
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auslegt

Nearest frequency peer: auslegt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ausloten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ausloten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ausloten
PropertyValue
Headwordausloten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌloːtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,127
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ausloten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.auslotenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „auslegt“ (#63,126), „ausgehungert“ (#63,125), „Ausrüstungsgegenstände“ (#63,129). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausloten“ bei #63,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ausloten is uncommon German at frequency #63,127 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌloːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

ausloten has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ausloten, spelled A-U-S-L-O-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Wassertiefe bestimmen (ursprünglich mit einem Lot)
  2. 2
    die Senkrechte bestimmen (ursprünglich mit einem Lot)
  3. 3
    etwas ergründen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ausloten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Früher wurde grundsätzlich mit einem Lot die Wassertiefe ausgelotet.
  2. „[…] der portugiesische Weltumsegler Ferdinand Magellan [bindet] eine Kanonenkugel an ein Seil von 700 Metern Länge. Damit will er die Tiefsee ausloten. Doch weil die Kugel den Grund nicht erreicht, folgert Magellan, die Meere seien unendlich tief.“

Synonyms

sondierenvorfühlen

This word in other languages

fathom(English)sondar(Español)

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 "ausloten"?
"ausloten" is spelled A-U-S-L-O-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌloːtn̩].
What does "ausloten" mean?
As a verb, "ausloten" means: die Wassertiefe bestimmen (ursprünglich mit einem Lot)
How do you pronounce "ausloten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausloten" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌloːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausloten" come from?
"ausloten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ausloten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list