ausschweifen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“ausschweifen” 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) - über mehr reden, als nur über den Kern einer Sache, weit ausholen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausschweifen · ausschweifen · German
ausschweifen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausschweifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausschweifen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausschweifen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
ausschweifen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ausschweifen, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-W-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1über mehr reden, als nur über den Kern einer Sache, weit ausholen
- 2übertreiben, sittliche, moralische Grenzen überschreiten
- 3eine Form schaffen, die nach außen ausbuchtet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausschweifen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um nicht zu weit auszuschweifen, gehe ich im Folgenden nur auf einen Gedankenansatz näher ein.
„Aus dem Natursohne wird, wenn er ausschweift, ein Rasender.“
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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.