aussperren

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpɛʁən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpɛʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“aussperren” is uncommon German (frequency #72,175 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,175
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden nicht hineinlassen, indem man den Zugang versperrt

Corpus desk

Index DE-aussperren · aussperren · German

aussperren · rank #72,175 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,175
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausspreche

Nearest frequency peer: ausspreche (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aussperren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aussperren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aussperren
PropertyValue
Headwordaussperren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpɛʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,175
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aussperren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aussperrenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ausspreche“ (#72,176), „ausscheidenden“ (#72,172), „Auswahlkriterien“ (#72,178). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aussperren“ bei #72,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aussperren is uncommon German at frequency #72,175 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpɛʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for aussperren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aussperren, spelled A-U-S-S-P-E-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden nicht hineinlassen, indem man den Zugang versperrt
  2. 2
    Arbeitnehmer nicht an den Arbeitsplatz lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe mich selbst ausgesperrt! Der Schlüssel liegt drinnen und die Tür ist zu.
  2. Ab Morgen wird ausgesperrt! Die Arbeitnehmer reagieren spät, aber bestimmt!

Antonyms

einlassenreinlassenstreiken

This word in other languages

enfermer dehors(Français)

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 "aussperren"?
"aussperren" is spelled A-U-S-S-P-E-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpɛʁən].
What does "aussperren" mean?
As a verb, "aussperren" means: jemanden nicht hineinlassen, indem man den Zugang versperrt
How do you pronounce "aussperren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aussperren" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpɛʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aussperren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aussperren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausspreche#72,176Bahnfahrer#72,186Arschtritt#72,160appelliere#72,154

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list