ausmachen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“ausmachen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,393 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,393
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Gerät (Lampe, Heizung, Elektrogerät etc.) abschalten, ein Feuer löschen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausmachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #6,393 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ausmachen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ausmachen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,393 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausmachen, with forms such as "asumachen", "aumsachen", and "ausamchen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ausmacht", "ausmalen", "aussahen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ausmachen, spelled A-U-S-M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Gerät (Lampe, Heizung, Elektrogerät etc.) abschalten, ein Feuer löschen
- 2eine Vereinbarung treffen; einen Termin festsetzen
- 3ein Spiel mit finalen Zug oder eine Angelegenheit beenden
- 4das Wesentliche an etwas sein
- 5eine bestimmte Menge darstellen
- 6mit Dativ-Objekt: durch etwas gestört werden, jemandem etwas bedeuten
- 7etwas entfernt liegendes erkennen
- 8veraltet, ostmitteldeutsch: etwas herausnehmen, meist aus der Erde
- 9etwas austragen, abmachen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asumachen,aumsachen,ausamchen,ausmacchen,ausmacehn,ausmachenn,ausmachhen,ausmachne,ausmahcen,ausmcahen,ausmmachen,aussmachen,uasmachen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausmachen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “ausmachen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-M-A-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ausmacht” - see the side-by-side comparison. ausmachen vs ausmacht
- 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.