ausschließlich

[ˈaʊ̯sʃliːslɪç]

/[ˈaʊ̯sʃliːslɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“ausschließlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alles Übrige/alle Übrigen ausschließend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausschlie-lich · ausschließlich · German

ausschließlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for ausschließlich
PropertyValue
Headwordausschließlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sʃliːslɪç]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ausschließlich” sits in German frequency

ausschließlichranks outside the top 100,000 German headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ausschließlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sʃliːslɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alles Übrige/alle Übrigen ausschließend".

ausschließlich has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ausschließlich, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-L-I-E-S-S-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    alles Übrige/alle Übrigen ausschließend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Sender X besitzt die ausschließlichen Übertragungsrechte für das Sportereignis.
  2. Dieses Fahrzeug steht Frau Klöther zu ihrer ausschließlichen Verfügung.

Synonyms

alleinigexklusivuneingeschränkt

Antonyms

eingeschränkt

This word in other languages

exclusive(English)exclusivo(Español)exclusif(Français)exclusivo(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ausschließlich"?
"ausschließlich" is spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-L-I-E-SS-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sʃliːslɪç].
What does "ausschließlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ausschließlich" means: alles Übrige/alle Übrigen ausschließend
How do you pronounce "ausschließlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausschließlich" is [ˈaʊ̯sʃliːslɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausschließlich" come from?
"ausschließlich" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list