ausspeien
[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpaɪ̯ən]
The verdict
“ausspeien” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas ausspucken; etwas ausstoßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausspeien · ausspeien · German
ausspeien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | ausspeien |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpaɪ̯ən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausspeien“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausspeien is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpaɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ausspeien in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ausspeien, spelled A-U-S-S-P-E-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas ausspucken; etwas ausstoßen
- 2Geschlucktes durch den Mund nach außen befördern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausspeien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie spülten sich den Mund mit Wasser aus der Feldflasche aus, spien es aus und tranken einen Schluck.
Die etwa 845 km² große Insel Lanzarote ist zu drei Vierteln mit Lava bedeckt, ausgespien aus mindestens 300 Kratern von etwa 100 Vulkanen.
This word in other languages
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.