ausrichten

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“ausrichten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,148
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Richtung geben, justieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausrichten · ausrichten · German

ausrichten · rank #9,148 · 15 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,148
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Auslegung

Nearest frequency peer: Auslegung (-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 „ausrichten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ausrichten“ 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).

ausrichten vs Aussichten
80% similar
ausrichten vs Ausrichter
80% similar
ausrichten vs ausrichtet
90% similar

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

Key facts for ausrichten
PropertyValue
Headwordausrichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,148
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ausrichten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ausrichtenliegt 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: „Auslegung“ (#9,147), „auszugehen“ (#9,149), „ausgehend“ (#9,146). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausrichten“ bei #9,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ausrichten (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,148 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausrichten, with forms such as "asurichten", "aursichten", and "ausirchten". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Aussichten", "Ausrichter", "ausrichtet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 ausrichten, spelled A-U-S-R-I-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Richtung geben, justieren
  2. 2
    veranstalten
  3. 3
    eine Nachricht überbringen, weitergeben
  4. 4
    mit einer Handlung etwas bewirken
  5. 5
    sich über jemanden negativ äußern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir müssen die Antenne auf den Satelliten ausrichten.
  2. Richte doch bitte die Landkarte nach Norden aus.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asurichten
  • aursichten
  • ausirchten
  • ausrcihten
  • ausricchten
  • ausrichetn
  • ausrichhten
  • ausrichtenn
  • ausrichtne
  • ausrichtten
  • ausricthen
  • ausrihcten
  • ausrrichten
  • aussrichten
  • uasrichten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausrichten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asurichten2aursichten2ausirchten2ausrcihten2ausricchten1ausrichetn2ausrichhten1ausrichtenn1
Edit distance from "ausrichten"

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 "ausrichten"?
"ausrichten" is spelled A-U-S-R-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩].
What does "ausrichten" mean?
As a verb, "ausrichten" means: eine Richtung geben, justieren
What words are commonly confused with "ausrichten"?
"ausrichten" is commonly confused with "Aussichten", "Ausrichter", "ausrichtet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausrichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausrichten" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausrichten" come from?
"ausrichten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list