ausreißen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“ausreißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (etwas) aus seiner Verankerung, insbesondere dem Boden, herausreißen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausrei-en · ausreißen · German

ausreißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for ausreißen
PropertyValue
Headwordausreißen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ausreißen” sits in German frequency

ausreißen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ausreißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

ausreißen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ausreißen, spelled A-U-S-R-E-I-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (etwas) aus seiner Verankerung, insbesondere dem Boden, herausreißen
  2. 2
    eine interessante Stelle (Text, Bild) oder eine bestimmte Form mit bloßen Händen aus einem Blatt Papier heraustrennen
  3. 3
    sich durch Einreißen der Verankerung lockern
  4. 4
    davonlaufen, fliehen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ausreißen"?
"ausreißen" is spelled A-U-S-R-E-I-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯sn̩].
What does "ausreißen" mean?
As a verb, "ausreißen" means: (etwas) aus seiner Verankerung, insbesondere dem Boden, herausreißen
How do you pronounce "ausreißen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausreißen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausreißen" come from?
"ausreißen" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list