ausstehen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən]/ verb

The verdict

“ausstehen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,452
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erwartet werden, aber noch fehlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausstehen · ausstehen · German

ausstehen · rank #25,452 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,452
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH austoben

Nearest frequency peer: austoben (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ausstehen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ausstehen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ausstehen vs aussuchen
78% similar
ausstehen vs ausziehen
78% similar
ausstehen vs aussteigen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ausstehen
PropertyValue
Headwordausstehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,452
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ausstehen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ausstehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „austoben“ (#25,453), „auslöschen“ (#25,450), „Bahnlinie“ (#25,454). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausstehen“ bei #25,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ausstehen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,452 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausstehen, with forms such as "asustehen", "aussethen", and "aussteehn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "aussuchen", "ausziehen", "aussteigen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 ausstehen, spelled A-U-S-S-T-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erwartet werden, aber noch fehlen
  2. 2
    etwas ertragen, durchhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die letzte Zahlung steht noch aus.
  2. Der endgültige Beweis für die Richtigkeit seiner Theorie stand aber noch aus.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asustehen
  • aussethen
  • aussteehn
  • ausstehenn
  • ausstehhen
  • ausstehne
  • ausstheen
  • aussttehen
  • austehen
  • austsehen
  • außtehen
  • uasstehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausstehen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asustehen2aussethen2aussteehn2ausstehenn1ausstehhen1ausstehne2ausstheen2aussttehen1
Edit distance from "ausstehen"

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 "ausstehen"?
"ausstehen" is spelled A-U-S-S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən].
What does "ausstehen" mean?
As a verb, "ausstehen" means: erwartet werden, aber noch fehlen
What words are commonly confused with "ausstehen"?
"ausstehen" is commonly confused with "aussuchen", "ausziehen", "aussteigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausstehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausstehen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausstehen" come from?
"ausstehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list