ausradieren
German, verb/ˈaʊ̯sʁaˌdiːʁən/
ausradieren is spelled A-U-S-R-A-D-I-E-R-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausradieren is a German verb meaning “to rub out (remove with a rubber)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas mit einem Radiergummi/Radiermesser entfernen”.
What does ausradieren mean in English?
verb
- 1
to rub out (remove with a rubber)
- 2
to eradicate, to destroy utterly (especially a city by means of bombing)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas mit einem Radiergummi/Radiermesser entfernen 2. etwas vollkommen zerstören (sodass es nicht mehr erkennbar ist); jemanden oder etwas restlos vernichten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ausradieren
- radiert aus present singular third-person
- radierte aus past
- ausradiert participle past
- haben auxiliary
- ausradierend participle present
- auszuradieren infinitive infinitive-zu
- radiere aus first-person indicative present
- radieren aus first-person indicative plural
- radierst aus indicative present second-person
- radierest aus second-person singular subjunctive
- radieret aus plural second-person subjunctive
- radierten aus first-person indicative plural
- radiertest aus indicative preterite second-person
- radiertet aus indicative plural preterite
- radiere aus! imperative singular
- radiert aus! imperative plural
- ausradiert haben active infinitive perfect
- ausradiert werden processual-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ausradieren?
- /ˈaʊ̯sʁaˌdiːʁən/
- [ˈʔaʊ̯s.ʁaˌdiː.ʁən]
- [-ˌdiː.ɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ausradieren
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ausradieren in German?
ausradieren appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).