Ausrutscher
German, noun[ˈaʊ̯sˌʀʊt͡ʃɐ]
Ausrutscher is spelled A-U-S-R-U-T-S-C-H-E-R (11 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,479th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausrutscher is a German masculine noun meaning “slip (An act or instance of slipping on a slippery surface.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sturz, Ausgleiten auf einem glatten Untergrund”.
What does Ausrutscher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslip (An act or instance of slipping on a slippery surface.)
- 2
colloquialmasculinelapsus, gaffe
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sturz, Ausgleiten auf einem glatten Untergrund 2. unangebrachtes Benehmen, unangebrachte Bemerkung, Verstoß gegen Verhaltenskonventionen 3. unerwarteter Fehlschlag, Misserfolg
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 Ausrutscher
- Ausrutschers genitive
- Ausrutschern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ausrutscher?
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌʀʊt͡ʃɐ]
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁʊt͡ʃɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ausrutscher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ausrutscher in German?
Ausrutscher appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).