ausmerzen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausmerzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,266 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#73,266
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ausrotten, an der Verbreitung hindern, vollständig vernichten

Key facts for ausmerzen
PropertyValue
Headwordausmerzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ausmerzen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ausmerzen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ausmerzen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,266 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ausrotten, an der Verbreitung hindern, vollständig vernichten".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ausmerzen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 ausmerzen, spelled A-U-S-M-E-R-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausrotten, an der Verbreitung hindern, vollständig vernichten

This word in other languages

eliminate(English)erradicar(Español)éliminer(Français)erradicar(Português)

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 "ausmerzen"?
"ausmerzen" is spelled A-U-S-M-E-R-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sn̩].
What does "ausmerzen" mean?
As a verb, "ausmerzen" means: ausrotten, an der Verbreitung hindern, vollständig vernichten
How do you pronounce "ausmerzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausmerzen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausmerzen" come from?
"ausmerzen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ausmerzen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-M-E-R-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list