ausrotten

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,220

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

ausrotten is aGermanverb. It means: vollständig vernichten oder beseitigen, so dass sie nicht mehr natürlich vorkommt; alle Vertreter einer Art vernichten Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtn̩]. Often confused with Ausrottung and ausrasten.

Key facts for ausrotten
PropertyValue
Headwordausrotten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,220
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ausrotten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ausrotten is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,220 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for ausrotten, with forms such as "asurotten", "aursotten", and "ausortten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausrottung", "ausrasten", "ausrollen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ausrotten, spelled A-U-S-R-O-T-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vollständig vernichten oder beseitigen, so dass sie nicht mehr natürlich vorkommt; alle Vertreter einer Art vernichten
  2. 2
    mit Engagement zum Verschwinden bringen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asurotten,aursotten,ausortten,ausroten,ausrotetn,ausrottenn,ausrottne,ausrrotten,ausrtoten,aussrotten,uasrotten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ausrotten

Misspelling Variants of "ausrotten"

asurotten9aursotten9ausortten9ausroten8ausrotetn9ausrottenn10ausrottne9ausrrotten10
Misspelling Variants of "ausrotten"

Frequency rank: #39,220 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ausrotten"?
"ausrotten" is spelled A-U-S-R-O-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtn̩].
What does "ausrotten" mean?
As a verb, "ausrotten" means: vollständig vernichten oder beseitigen, so dass sie nicht mehr natürlich vorkommt; alle Vertreter einer Art vernichten
What words are commonly confused with "ausrotten"?
"ausrotten" is commonly confused with "Ausrottung", "ausrasten", "ausrollen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausrotten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausrotten" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausrotten" come from?
"ausrotten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.