Ausrottung

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtʊŋ]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ausrottung” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,448. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,448
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - komplette Tötung einer Gruppe oder Art

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausrottung · Ausrottung · German

Ausrottung · rank #33,448 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,448
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgewiesene

Nearest frequency peer: ausgewiesene (-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 „Ausrottung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ausrottung“ 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).

Ausrottung vs Ausrüstung
80% similar
Ausrottung vs ausrotten
70% similar

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

Key facts for Ausrottung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAusrottung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,448
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ausrottung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ausrottungliegt 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: „ausgewiesene“ (#33,447), „ausschöpfen“ (#33,449), „ausgewichen“ (#33,446). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ausrottung“ bei #33,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Ausrottung (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,448 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "komplette Tötung einer Gruppe oder Art".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ausrottung, with forms such as "asurottung", "aursottung", and "ausorttung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausrüstung", "ausrotten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ausrottung, spelled A-U-S-R-O-T-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    komplette Tötung einer Gruppe oder Art

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Überfischung kann zur Ausrottung von Fischarten führen.
  2. „Der Trieb zur Ausrottung mochte sich zu allen Zeiten an Gewalt entsprochen haben – monologisierte der Uralte –, aber daß die Menschen hierzu ihre Erfindungen und Konstruktionen einsetzten, berühre ihn absonderlich.“

Antonyms

ErhaltungZüchtung

This word in other languages

extermination(English)extermination(Français)extermínio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asurottung
  • aursottung
  • ausorttung
  • ausrottnug
  • ausrottugn
  • ausrottungg
  • ausrottunng
  • ausrotung
  • ausrotutng
  • ausrrottung
  • ausrtotung
  • aussrottung
  • uasrottung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ausrottung - 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.

asurottung2aursottung2ausorttung2ausrottnug2ausrottugn2ausrottungg1ausrottunng1ausrotung1
Edit distance from "Ausrottung"

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 "Ausrottung"?
"Ausrottung" is spelled A-U-S-R-O-T-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtʊŋ].
What does "Ausrottung" mean?
As a noun, "Ausrottung" means: komplette Tötung einer Gruppe oder Art
What words are commonly confused with "Ausrottung"?
"Ausrottung" is commonly confused with "Ausrüstung", "ausrotten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ausrottung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ausrottung" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ausrottung" come from?
"Ausrottung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Ansprachen#33,436angeborene#33,429abzubilden#33,421billigsten#33,477

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Auswüchse13 variantsanzuregen13 variantsbefassten13 variantsblamieren13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list