ausschlafen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːfn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausschlafen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,016
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlafen, bis ein Nachholbedarf gedeckt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausschlafen · ausschlafen · German

ausschlafen · rank #29,016 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,016
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausbrach

Nearest frequency peer: ausbrach (-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 „ausschlafen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ausschlafen“ 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).

ausschlafen vs ausschöpfen
82% similar
ausschlafen vs ausschlagen
91% similar
ausschlafen vs aufschlagen
82% similar

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

Key facts for ausschlafen
PropertyValue
Headwordausschlafen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːfn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,016
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ausschlafen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ausschlafenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausbrach“ (#29,015), „Australia“ (#29,017), „Augenarzt“ (#29,014). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausschlafen“ bei #29,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around ausschlafen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,016 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausschlafen, with forms such as "asuschlafen", "auschlafen", and "auscshlafen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ausschöpfen", "ausschlagen", "aufschlagen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 ausschlafen, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    schlafen, bis ein Nachholbedarf gedeckt ist
  2. 2
    einen Missstand durch Schlafen überwinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heute hat es sehr lange gedauert, morgen kannst du dich ausschlafen.
  2. „Bei dem Hundewetter soll man sie wenigstens ausschlafen lassen.“

This word in other languages

sleep off(English)dormir(Español)cuver(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuschlafen
  • auschlafen
  • auscshlafen
  • ausscchlafen
  • ausschalfen
  • ausschhlafen
  • ausschlaefn
  • ausschlafenn
  • ausschlaffen
  • ausschlafne
  • ausschlfaen
  • ausschllafen
  • aussclhafen
  • ausshclafen
  • außchlafen
  • uasschlafen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausschlafen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asuschlafen2auschlafen1auscshlafen2ausscchlafen1ausschalfen2ausschhlafen1ausschlaefn2ausschlafenn1
Edit distance from "ausschlafen"

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 "ausschlafen"?
"ausschlafen" is spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːfn̩].
What does "ausschlafen" mean?
As a verb, "ausschlafen" means: schlafen, bis ein Nachholbedarf gedeckt ist
What words are commonly confused with "ausschlafen"?
"ausschlafen" is commonly confused with "ausschöpfen", "ausschlagen", "aufschlagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausschlafen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausschlafen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausschlafen" come from?
"ausschlafen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ausschlafen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

auszustatten16 variantsAuffahrunfall16 variantsAsylwerber16 variantsDeckmantel16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list