ausreden
German, verb
ausreden is spelled A-U-S-R-E-D-E-N (8 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written German, the 10,247th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausreden is a German verb meaning “to finish speaking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Ausreden is a different word: “plural of Ausrede”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden dazu veranlassen, dass er seine Meinung oder ein Vorhaben aufgibt”.
What does ausreden mean in English?
verb
- 1
to finish speaking
Lass mich doch mal ausreden!
- 2
datedto make an excuse, to talk one's way out of
Er redete sich mit irgendeiner Geschichte aus.
- 3
AustriaSwitzerlandto make excuses, to blame on something or someone
Sein Versuch, sich auf seine schwere Kindheit auszureden, beeindruckte den Richter nicht.
- 4
Austriato talk things out (resolve a problem by talking)
- 5
Austriato have nothing more to say to each other
Wir haben ausgeredet!
noun
- 1
plural of Ausrede
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemanden dazu veranlassen, dass er seine Meinung oder ein Vorhaben aufgibt 2. zu Ende sprechen
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 ausreden
- redet aus present singular third-person
- redete aus past
- ausgeredet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- ausredend participle present
- auszureden infinitive infinitive-zu
- rede aus first-person indicative present
- reden aus first-person indicative plural
- redest aus indicative present second-person
- redeten aus first-person indicative plural
- redetest aus indicative preterite second-person
- redetet aus indicative plural preterite
- red aus! imperative singular
- rede aus! imperative singular
- redet aus! imperative plural
- ausgeredet haben active infinitive perfect
- ausgeredet zu haben active extended infinitive
- auszuredender participle gerundive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is ausreden in German?
ausreden appears 6.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).