ausruhen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausruhen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,772
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich erholen, entspannen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausruhen · ausruhen · German

ausruhen · rank #13,772 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,772
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgeschrieben

Nearest frequency peer: ausgeschrieben (-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 „ausruhen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ausruhen“ 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).

ausruhen vs ausüben
63% similar
ausruhen vs aussehen
75% similar
ausruhen vs aussahen
75% similar

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

Key facts for ausruhen
PropertyValue
Headwordausruhen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,772
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ausruhen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ausruhenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausgeschrieben“ (#13,771), „BASIC“ (#13,773), „aufregend“ (#13,770). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausruhen“ bei #13,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ausruhen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,772 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 ausruhen, with forms such as "asuruhen", "aursuhen", and "ausrhuen". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "ausüben", "aussehen", "aussahen", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ausruhen, spelled A-U-S-R-U-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich erholen, entspannen
  2. 2
    (nach einer Anstrengung) Ruhe gönnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach dem Fünftausendmeterlauf werde ich mich zunächst ausruhen müssen.
  2. Er ruhte von seinem Tagwerk aus.

Synonyms

erholenentspannenausrasten

This word in other languages

rest(English)descansar(Español)reposer(Français)descansar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuruhen
  • aursuhen
  • ausrhuen
  • ausrruhen
  • ausruehn
  • ausruhenn
  • ausruhhen
  • ausruhne
  • aussruhen
  • ausurhen
  • uasruhen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asuruhen2aursuhen2ausrhuen2ausrruhen1ausruehn2ausruhenn1ausruhhen1ausruhne2
Edit distance from "ausruhen"

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 "ausruhen"?
"ausruhen" is spelled A-U-S-R-U-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən].
What does "ausruhen" mean?
As a verb, "ausruhen" means: sich erholen, entspannen
What words are commonly confused with "ausruhen"?
"ausruhen" is commonly confused with "ausüben", "aussehen", "aussahen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausruhen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausruhen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausruhen" come from?
"ausruhen" 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 "ausruhen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

bedankt11 variantsauffallend11 variantsblinden11 variantsBlowjob11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list