Austern

[ˈaʊ̯stɐn]

/[ˈaʊ̯stɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Austern” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,610. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,610
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auster

Corpus desk

Index DE-austern · Austern · German

Austern · rank #38,610 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,610
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aussichtsplat…

Nearest frequency peer: Aussichtsplattform (-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 „Austern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Austern“ 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).

Austern vs Austin
71% similar
Austern vs Ästen
57% similar
Austern vs Ämtern
57% similar

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

Key facts for Austern
PropertyValue
HeadwordAustern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯stɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,610
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Austern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Austernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Aussichtsplattform“ (#38,609), „auszuarbeiten“ (#38,611), „auszubrechen“ (#38,612). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Austern“ bei #38,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Austern (IPA [ˈaʊ̯stɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,610 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Austern, with forms such as "asutern", "ausetrn", and "ausstern". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Austin", "Ästen", "Ämtern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Austern, spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auster
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Auster
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Auster
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Auster

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asutern
  • ausetrn
  • ausstern
  • austenr
  • austernn
  • austerrn
  • austren
  • austtern
  • autsern
  • uastern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Austern - 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.

asutern2ausetrn2ausstern1austenr2austernn1austerrn1austren2austtern1
Edit distance from "Austern"

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 "Austern"?
"Austern" is spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯stɐn].
What does "Austern" mean?
As a noun, "Austern" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auster
What words are commonly confused with "Austern"?
"Austern" is commonly confused with "Austin", "Ästen", "Ämtern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Austern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Austern" is [ˈaʊ̯stɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Austern" come from?
"Austern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Auslage#38,604Beamtin#38,624bedaure#38,626Arkaden#38,586

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Autopsie10 variantsaquarelle10 variantsAnzügen10 variantsancient10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list