ausrutschen
German, verb/ˈaʊ̯s.ʁʊtʃən/
ausrutschen is spelled A-U-S-R-U-T-S-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausrutschen is a German verb meaning “to slip (to lose traction with one or both feet, resulting in a loss of balance and perhaps a fall)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf einer glatten Fläche aus dem Gleichgewicht kommen, keinen Halt finden (und hinfallen)”.
What does ausrutschen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to slip (to lose traction with one or both feet, resulting in a loss of balance and perhaps a fall)
auf einer Bananenschale ausrutschen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. auf einer glatten Fläche aus dem Gleichgewicht kommen, keinen Halt finden (und hinfallen) 2. etwas nicht richtig festhalten können, und deshalb damit die gewünschte Tätigkeit nicht mehr durchführen können 3. unverhofft einen Misserfolg haben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ausrutschen
- rutscht aus present singular third-person
- rutschte aus past
- ausgerutscht participle past
- sein auxiliary
- ausrutschend participle present
- auszurutschen infinitive infinitive-zu
- rutsche aus first-person indicative present
- rutschen aus first-person indicative plural
- rutschst aus indicative present second-person
- rutschest aus second-person singular subjunctive
- rutschet aus plural second-person subjunctive
- rutschten aus first-person indicative plural
- rutschtest aus indicative preterite second-person
- rutschtet aus indicative plural preterite
- rutsch aus! imperative singular
- rutsche aus! imperative singular
- rutscht aus! imperative plural
- ausgerutscht sein active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ausrutschen?
- /ˈaʊ̯s.ʁʊtʃən/
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁʊt͡ʃn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ausrutschen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ausrutschen in German?
ausrutschen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).