ausspannen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən]/ verb

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The verdict

“ausspannen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,349 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,349
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zugtiere vom gezogenen Fahrzeug trennen

Key facts for ausspannen
PropertyValue
Headwordausspannen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,349
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ausspannen” 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). ausspannen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

ausspannen is uncommon German at frequency #54,349 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ausspannen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ausspannen, spelled A-U-S-S-P-A-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zugtiere vom gezogenen Fahrzeug trennen
  2. 2
    sich eine Zeit der Ruhe gönnen
  3. 3
    den Partner wegnehmen, abspenstig machen
  4. 4
    Extremitäten ausstrecken

Synonyms

abspannenausrastenausruhenausstrecken

Antonyms

anspannen

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 "ausspannen"?
"ausspannen" is spelled A-U-S-S-P-A-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən].
What does "ausspannen" mean?
As a verb, "ausspannen" means: Zugtiere vom gezogenen Fahrzeug trennen
How do you pronounce "ausspannen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausspannen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausspannen" come from?
"ausspannen" 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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Using “ausspannen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-S-P-A-N-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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