Ausrufungszeichen
[ˈaʊ̯sʁuːfʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“Ausrufungszeichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Satzzeichen, das dazu dient, Sätze als Aufforderungssätze, Ausrufesätze oder Befehlssätze zu kennzeichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausrufungszeichen · Ausrufungszeichen · German
Ausrufungszeichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ausrufungszeichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sʁuːfʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ausrufungszeichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ausrufungszeichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sʁuːfʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Ausrufungszeichen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Ausrufungszeichen, spelled A-U-S-R-U-F-U-N-G-S-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Satzzeichen, das dazu dient, Sätze als Aufforderungssätze, Ausrufesätze oder Befehlssätze zu kennzeichen
- 2Nachtfalter aus der Familie der Eulenfalter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ausrufungszeichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Ausrufungszeichen hat die graphische Form „!“.
Ausrufungszeichen stehen am Ende von Befehlssätzen wie: „Komm sofort nach Hause!“
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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.