austeilen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌtaɪ̯lən]
The verdict
“austeilen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,978 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #37,978
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gegenstände an mehrere Personen verteilen
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 | austeilen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌtaɪ̯lən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #37,978 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “austeilen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for austeilen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌtaɪ̯lən]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,978 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for austeilen, with forms such as "asuteilen", "ausetilen", and "aussteilen". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "ausweisen", "ausweiten", "austreiben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is austeilen, spelled A-U-S-T-E-I-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gegenstände an mehrere Personen verteilen
- 2körperliche Handlungen anderen zukommen lassen
- 3seine Meinung wenig rücksichtsvoll kundtun
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asuteilen,ausetilen,aussteilen,austeieln,austeilenn,austeillen,austeilne,austelien,austielen,austteilen,autseilen,uasteilen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of austeilen - 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 “austeilen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-T-E-I-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌtaɪ̯lən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ausweisen” - see the side-by-side comparison. austeilen vs ausweisen
- 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.