ausrotten

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausrotten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,220
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vollständig vernichten oder beseitigen, so dass sie nicht mehr natürlich vorkommt; alle Vertreter einer Art vernichten

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausrotten · ausrotten · German

ausrotten · rank #39,220 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,220
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bankräuber

Nearest frequency peer: Bankräuber (+2 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 „ausrotten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ausrotten“ 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).

ausrotten vs Ausrottung
70% similar
ausrotten vs ausrasten
78% similar
ausrotten vs ausrollen
78% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ausrotten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ausrottenliegt 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: „Bankräuber“ (#39,222), „Augenzwinkern“ (#39,217), „Baptist“ (#39,223). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausrotten“ bei #39,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ausrotten (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,220 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausrotten, with forms such as "asurotten", "aursotten", and "ausortten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausrottung", "ausrasten", "ausrollen", 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 ausrotten, spelled A-U-S-R-O-T-T-E-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einige Tierarten hat der Mensch schon durch zu starke Bejagung ausgerottet.
  2. Seltsam auch, dass Vogelliebhaber, die für ihren gefiederten Freund nur das Beste wollen, unbeabsichtigt in die Evolution eingreifen und am Ende womöglich, aus lauter Liebe, eine Vogelart ausrotten.

This word in other languages

eradicate(English)extirpar(Español)éradiquer(Français)erradicar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asurotten
  • aursotten
  • ausortten
  • ausroten
  • ausrotetn
  • ausrottenn
  • ausrottne
  • ausrrotten
  • ausrtoten
  • aussrotten
  • uasrotten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausrotten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asurotten2aursotten2ausortten2ausroten1ausrotetn2ausrottenn1ausrottne2ausrrotten1
Edit distance from "ausrotten"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aufsätzen#39,216aufsteigt#39,214Bauwerken#39,227beistehen#39,237

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Baptist11 variantsBaumhaus11 variantsbeileibe11 variantsabzielen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list