aussuchen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩]
The verdict
“aussuchen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,439 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #7,439
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine (oder auch mehrere) Alternativen aus einer Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten wählen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aussuchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,439 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aussuchen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for aussuchen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,439 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine (oder auch mehrere) Alternativen aus einer Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten wählen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aussuchen, with forms such as "asusuchen", "ausscuhen", and "aussucchen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "auszusuchen", "aussehen", "ausruhen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aussuchen, spelled A-U-S-S-U-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine (oder auch mehrere) Alternativen aus einer Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten wählen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asusuchen,ausscuhen,aussucchen,aussucehn,aussuchenn,aussuchhen,aussuchne,aussuhcen,ausuchen,aususchen,außuchen,uassuchen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aussuchen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “aussuchen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-S-U-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “auszusuchen” - see the side-by-side comparison. aussuchen vs auszusuchen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.