ausplündern
[ˈaʊ̯sˌplʏndɐn]
The verdict
“ausplündern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem oder etwas (einer Stadt, einem Gebiet) alles (Wertvolle) gewaltsam wegnehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausplundern · ausplündern · German
ausplündern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | ausplündern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌplʏndɐn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausplündern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausplündern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌplʏndɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem oder etwas (einer Stadt, einem Gebiet) alles (Wertvolle) gewaltsam wegnehmen".
ausplündern has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ausplündern, spelled A-U-S-P-L-Ü-N-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem oder etwas (einer Stadt, einem Gebiet) alles (Wertvolle) gewaltsam wegnehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausplündern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich gestehe, daß ich mich eigentlich ein wenig fürchtete, er werde mich in eine stille Seitengasse führen und ausplündern.“
„Historiker aus den USA und Peru gehen davon aus, dass die historische Stätte der Inkas bereits 1867 von einem deutschen Unternehmer entdeckt und ausgeplündert wurde.“
Synonyms
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.