Ausschau

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ausschau” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,823
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Schauen nach etwas, meistens in der Erwartung etwas (spezielles) zu finden

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausschau · Ausschau · German

Ausschau · rank #15,823 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,823
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ausprägung

Nearest frequency peer: Ausprägung (-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 „Ausschau“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ausschau“ 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).

Ausschau vs Ausschlag
78% similar
Ausschau vs ausschaut
78% similar

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

Key facts for Ausschau
PropertyValue
HeadwordAusschau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,823
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ausschau“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ausschauliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ausprägung“ (#15,822), „Auszahlung“ (#15,824), „aufbrechen“ (#15,821). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ausschau“ bei #15,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Ausschau (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,823 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Schauen nach etwas, meistens in der Erwartung etwas (spezielles) zu finden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ausschau, with forms such as "asuschau", "auschau", and "auscshau". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausschlag", "ausschaut", 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ausschau, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Schauen nach etwas, meistens in der Erwartung etwas (spezielles) zu finden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf Ausschau nach Beute: Ein Puma blickt über einen Felsrand im Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona.“
  2. „Gerade in der Kapitalanlage noch unerfahrene Privatkunden sollten eher nach Immobilien Ausschau halten, die vom eigenen Wohnort höchstens 100 km entfernt sind.“

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuschau
  • auschau
  • auscshau
  • ausscahu
  • ausscchau
  • ausschhau
  • ausschua
  • ausshcau
  • außchau
  • uasschau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ausschau - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asuschau2auschau1auscshau2ausscahu2ausscchau1ausschhau1ausschua2ausshcau2
Edit distance from "Ausschau"

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 "Ausschau"?
"Ausschau" is spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯].
What does "Ausschau" mean?
As a noun, "Ausschau" means: das Schauen nach etwas, meistens in der Erwartung etwas (spezielles) zu finden
What words are commonly confused with "Ausschau"?
"Ausschau" is commonly confused with "Ausschlag", "ausschaut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ausschau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ausschau" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ausschau" come from?
"Ausschau" 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 "Ausschau", 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 (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list