ausruhen

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,772

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

ausruhen is aGermanverb. It means: sich erholen, entspannen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]. Often confused with ausüben and aussehen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ausruhen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁuːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,772 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 ausruhen, with forms such as "asuruhen", "aursuhen", and "ausrhuen". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "ausüben", "aussehen", "aussahen", and more, 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 ausruhen, spelled A-U-S-R-U-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asuruhen,aursuhen,ausrhuen,ausrruhen,ausruehn,ausruhenn,ausruhhen,ausruhne,aussruhen,ausurhen,uasruhen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ausruhen

Misspelling Variants of "ausruhen"

asuruhen8aursuhen8ausrhuen8ausrruhen9ausruehn8ausruhenn9ausruhhen9ausruhne8
Misspelling Variants of "ausruhen"

Frequency rank: #13,772 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.