ausschweigen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“ausschweigen” 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) - sich zu etwas nicht äußern, zu jemandem nicht Stellung nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausschweigen · ausschweigen · German
ausschweigen · 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 | ausschweigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausschweigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausschweigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich zu etwas nicht äußern, zu jemandem nicht Stellung nehmen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ausschweigen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ausschweigen, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich zu etwas nicht äußern, zu jemandem nicht Stellung nehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausschweigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Und die Verteidiger der vier Männer, die sich zu den zum Teil massiven Vorwürfen beharrlich ausschweigen, lassen nicht locker.
Über meine erotischen Vorlieben würde ich mich ausschweigen.
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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.