austilgen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌtɪlɡn̩]
The verdict
“austilgen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden vernichten, ganz und gar beseitigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-austilgen · austilgen · German
austilgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | austilgen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌtɪlɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „austilgen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
austilgen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌtɪlɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for austilgen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 austilgen, spelled A-U-S-T-I-L-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas oder jemanden vernichten, ganz und gar beseitigen
- 2gänzlich auslöschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how austilgen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Werden sie uns friedlich begegnen oder uns angesichts ihrer technologischen Überlegenheit (ohne diie sie uns kaum erreichen könnten) eher als niedere Lebensform betrachten, die man wie Ungeziefer austilgen kann?
In manchen Äckern gedeiht der kleine Katzenschwanz (Equisetum-Arten) vorzüglich und lässt sich gar nicht austilgen; wie ist der schon verschimpft und von ergrimmten Jätern dem Fizlibuzli verschrieben worden!
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.