ausmergeln
[ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁɡl̩n]
The verdict
“ausmergeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kraft (und Gewicht/Körpergewicht/Gesundheit) nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausmergeln · ausmergeln · German
ausmergeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausmergeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁɡl̩n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausmergeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausmergeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁɡl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Kraft (und Gewicht/Körpergewicht/Gesundheit) nehmen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ausmergeln, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ausmergeln, spelled A-U-S-M-E-R-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1die Kraft (und Gewicht/Körpergewicht/Gesundheit) nehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausmergeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Denn durch diese Art der Urbarmachung wird die Fortpflanzungskraft erneuert, und die Menge der wildwachsenden Wurzeln mergelt den Boden nur aus.“
„Die katastrophalen Lebensbedingungen im Lager mußten dazu führen, gesunde Menschen innerhalb kürzester Zeit derart auszumergeln, daß sie nicht mehr zur Arbeit eingesetzt werden konnten.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.