ausschimpfen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃɪmp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“ausschimpfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden mit lauter Stimme zurechtweisen, jemandem mit lauter Stimme Vorwürfe machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausschimpfen · ausschimpfen · German
ausschimpfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | ausschimpfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃɪmp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausschimpfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausschimpfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃɪmp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden mit lauter Stimme zurechtweisen, jemandem mit lauter Stimme Vorwürfe machen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ausschimpfen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ausschimpfen, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-I-M-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden mit lauter Stimme zurechtweisen, jemandem mit lauter Stimme Vorwürfe machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausschimpfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Mutter schmipfte ihre Kinder wegen des kaputten Spiegels aus.
Anstatt sie auszuschimpfen, hättest du ihr auch helfen können.
Synonyms
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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.