Aussie

[ˈaʊ̯si]

/[ˈaʊ̯si]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aussie” is an uncommon German word, ranked #80,105 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#80,105
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Einwohner Australiens

Key facts for Aussie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAussie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯si]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,105
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Aussie” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Aussie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Aussie is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯si]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,105 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Einwohner Australiens".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Aussie, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Aussie, spelled A-U-S-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwohner Australiens

Synonyms

Australier

This word in other languages

Aussie(English)

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 "Aussie"?
"Aussie" is spelled A-U-S-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯si].
What does "Aussie" mean?
As a noun, "Aussie" means: Einwohner Australiens
How do you pronounce "Aussie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aussie" is [ˈaʊ̯si]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aussie" come from?
"Aussie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Aussie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-S-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯si] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list