aussondern

[ˈaʊ̯sˌzɔndɐn]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌzɔndɐn]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einer bestimmten Menge (etwas Ungeeignetes, Unbrauchbares) heraussuchen und entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aussondern · aussondern · German

aussondern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 aussondern
PropertyValue
Headwordaussondern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌzɔndɐn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aussondern“ im Deutschen

aussondernliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

aussondern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɔndɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus einer bestimmten Menge (etwas Ungeeignetes, Unbrauchbares) heraussuchen und entfernen".

aussondern has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 aussondern, spelled A-U-S-S-O-N-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einer bestimmten Menge (etwas Ungeeignetes, Unbrauchbares) heraussuchen und entfernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine Alternative scheint nicht offenzustehen – droht bei Versäumnis doch der Zwang zur ‚Triage‘, in der wir Menschen zum Sterbenlassen aussondern, obwohl wir sie prinzipiell hätten retten können.“
  2. „Dabei müsste auch rechtlich geprüft werden, ob Versicherer mit dem neuen Tarifmodell nicht das Prinzip der Versicherung sprengen – indem sie alle Risikokandidaten aussondern und nur diejenigen versichern, die die wenigsten Probleme bereiten.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aussondern"?
"aussondern" is spelled A-U-S-S-O-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɔndɐn].
What does "aussondern" mean?
As a verb, "aussondern" means: aus einer bestimmten Menge (etwas Ungeeignetes, Unbrauchbares) heraussuchen und entfernen
How do you pronounce "aussondern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aussondern" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɔndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aussondern" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list