ausschiffen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃɪfn̩]
The verdict
“ausschiffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden/etwas von einem Schiff herunterbringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausschiffen · ausschiffen · German
ausschiffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausschiffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃɪfn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausschiffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausschiffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃɪfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ausschiffen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ausschiffen, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-I-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden/etwas von einem Schiff herunterbringen
- 2als Passagier ein Schiff verlassen, an Land gehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausschiffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die meisten Überlebenden wurden in Saßnitz auf Rügen, in Kolberg und Swinemünde ausgeschifft.“
„Dort waren die meisten männlichen Sträflinge untergebracht, und auch die Frauen sollten dort wohnen - sie waren noch nicht alle ausgeschifft worden.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.