ausschauen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausschauen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,787 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,787
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Bild nach außen abgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausschauen · ausschauen · German

ausschauen · rank #56,787 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,787
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ausritt

Nearest frequency peer: Ausritt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ausschauen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ausschauen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ausschauen
PropertyValue
Headwordausschauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,787
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ausschauen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ausschauenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ausritt“ (#56,786), „ausschied“ (#56,788), „Ausnahmeregelung“ (#56,785). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausschauen“ bei #56,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ausschauen is uncommon German at frequency #56,787 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ausschauen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ausschauen, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Bild nach außen abgeben
  2. 2
    nach etwas oder jemanden sehen, etwas oder jemanden erwarten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du schaust heute wieder gut aus.
  2. Hier schaut es aber aus.

Synonyms

aussehenerscheinenwirkengucken

This word in other languages

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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 "ausschauen"?
"ausschauen" is spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ən].
What does "ausschauen" mean?
As a verb, "ausschauen" means: ein Bild nach außen abgeben
How do you pronounce "ausschauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausschauen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausschauen" come from?
"ausschauen" 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 "ausschauen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausgereizt#56,780auszuloten#56,795Bankkunden#56,798Aufständen#56,775

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list