Ausrede

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ausrede” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,683. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,683
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unwahres Argument; Lüge, die in einer Situation der Rechtfertigung oder der Kritik als scheinbare Begründung benutzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausrede · Ausrede · German

Ausrede · rank #9,683 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,683
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Auslöser

Nearest frequency peer: Auslöser (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ausrede“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ausrede“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ausrede vs aussehe
57% similar
Ausrede vs ausreden
75% similar
Ausrede vs Ausreise
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ausrede
PropertyValue
HeadwordAusrede
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,683
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ausrede“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ausredeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Auslöser“ (#9,682), „ausbauen“ (#9,681), „Badewanne“ (#9,685). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ausrede“ bei #9,683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ausrede (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,683 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unwahres Argument; Lüge, die in einer Situation der Rechtfertigung oder der Kritik als scheinbare Begründung benutzt wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ausrede, with forms such as "asurede", "aursede", and "auserde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "aussehe", "ausreden", "Ausreise", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ausrede, spelled A-U-S-R-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    unwahres Argument; Lüge, die in einer Situation der Rechtfertigung oder der Kritik als scheinbare Begründung benutzt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ausrede appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dass er krank gewesen sei, war nur eine Ausrede, um sich nicht mit ihr treffen zu müssen.
  2. „Faule Ausreden läßt Bobby nicht gelten.“

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asurede
  • aursede
  • auserde
  • ausrdee
  • ausredde
  • ausreed
  • ausrrede
  • aussrede
  • uasrede

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ausrede - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asurede2aursede2auserde2ausrdee2ausredde1ausreed2ausrrede1aussrede1
Edit distance from "Ausrede"

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 "Ausrede"?
"Ausrede" is spelled A-U-S-R-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə].
What does "Ausrede" mean?
As a noun, "Ausrede" means: unwahres Argument; Lüge, die in einer Situation der Rechtfertigung oder der Kritik als scheinbare Begründung benutzt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Ausrede"?
"Ausrede" is commonly confused with "aussehe", "ausreden", "Ausreise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ausrede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ausrede" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ausrede" come from?
"Ausrede" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ausrede", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bayerns#9,686Beamter#9,687Breslau#9,694control#9,697

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Abgang9 variantsHimmels9 variantssendet9 variantsSascha9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list