Ausmerzung
[ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Ausmerzung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - restlose Beseitigung von etwas
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausmerzung · Ausmerzung · German
Ausmerzung · 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 | Ausmerzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ausmerzung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ausmerzung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌmɛʁt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "restlose Beseitigung von etwas".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ausmerzung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ausmerzung, spelled A-U-S-M-E-R-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1restlose Beseitigung von etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ausmerzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir hoffen, dass dieser Preis sein (Obamas) Engagement stärken wird, als Staatschef der mächtigsten Nation der Erde weiter den Frieden und die Ausmerzung der Armut zu propagieren.“
„Der 1778 geborene Hauslehrer [Anmerkung: Friedrich Ludwig Jahn], uns allen bestens als "Turnvater" Jahn bekannt, engagierte sich vehement für die Ausmerzung der – vor allem – französischen Fremdwörter in der deutschen Sprache.“
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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.