Ausschuss

[ˈaʊ̯sʃʊs]

/[ˈaʊ̯sʃʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ausschuss” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,862
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil einer größeren Gruppe, der sich mit speziellen Themen beschäftigt, oft um Beschlüsse der größeren Gruppe vorzubereiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausschuss · Ausschuss · German

Ausschuss · rank #4,862 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,862
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgegangen

Nearest frequency peer: ausgegangen (-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 „Ausschuss“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ausschuss“ 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).

Ausschuss vs Ausschüsse
80% similar
Ausschuss vs Ausschusses
82% similar
Ausschuss vs Ausschüssen
73% similar

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

Key facts for Ausschuss
PropertyValue
HeadwordAusschuss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sʃʊs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,862
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ausschuss“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ausschussliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausgegangen“ (#4,861), „Balkon“ (#4,863), „aufzunehmen“ (#4,860). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ausschuss“ bei #4,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Ausschuss (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sʃʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,862 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ausschuss, with forms such as "asuschuss", "auschuss", and "auscshuss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausschüsse", "Ausschusses", "Ausschüssen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Ausschuss, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil einer größeren Gruppe, der sich mit speziellen Themen beschäftigt, oft um Beschlüsse der größeren Gruppe vorzubereiten
  2. 2
    produzierte Ware, die nicht dem Qualitätsstandard entspricht und daher aus der Produktion entnommen wird
  3. 3
    die Stelle, an der ein Geschoss einen Körper, den es durchdrang, wieder verlassen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Ausschuss des Bundestags befasste sich mit der Spendenaffäre und befragte dazu den amtierenden Innenminister.
  2. Die Maschine war kaputt und produzierte nur noch Ausschuss.

Synonyms

GremiumFehlproduktionAustrittsloch

Antonyms

AusbeuteEinschuss

This word in other languages

committee(English)comité(Español)comité(Français)comité(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuschuss
  • auschuss
  • auscshuss
  • ausscchuss
  • ausschhuss
  • ausschsus
  • ausschus
  • ausscuhss
  • ausshcuss
  • außchuß
  • uasschuss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ausschuss - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asuschuss2auschuss1auscshuss2ausscchuss1ausschhuss1ausschsus2ausschus1ausscuhss2
Edit distance from "Ausschuss"

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 "Ausschuss"?
"Ausschuss" is spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sʃʊs].
What does "Ausschuss" mean?
As a noun, "Ausschuss" means: Teil einer größeren Gruppe, der sich mit speziellen Themen beschäftigt, oft um Beschlüsse der größeren Gruppe vorzubereiten
What words are commonly confused with "Ausschuss"?
"Ausschuss" is commonly confused with "Ausschüsse", "Ausschusses", "Ausschüssen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ausschuss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ausschuss" is [ˈaʊ̯sʃʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ausschuss" come from?
"Ausschuss" 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 "Ausschuss", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anmeldung#4,857Wuppertal#4,849ermitteln#4,877führenden#4,884

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bereiten11 variantswandern11 variantsgestört11 variantsmächtig11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list