austreiben

[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“austreiben” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,490
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Weidevieh auf die Weide treiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-austreiben · austreiben · German

austreiben · rank #46,490 · 14 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,490
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ausstellungsr…

Nearest frequency peer: Ausstellungsraum (-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 „austreiben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „austreiben“ 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).

austreiben vs austreten
80% similar
austreiben vs anstreben
80% similar
austreiben vs Ausreisen
70% similar

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

Key facts for austreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordaustreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,490
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „austreiben“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ausstellungsraum“ (#46,489), „auszahlt“ (#46,491), „Aussetzer“ (#46,488). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „austreiben“ bei #46,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around austreiben (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,490 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for austreiben, with forms such as "asutreiben", "ausrteiben", and "ausstreiben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "austreten", "anstreben", "Ausreisen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 austreiben, spelled A-U-S-T-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Weidevieh auf die Weide treiben
  2. 2
    gelöste Gase aus einer Flüssigkeit entfernen
  3. 3
    jemandem etwas vehement abgewöhnen
  4. 4
    durch Beschwörung verbannen
  5. 5
    etwas oder jemanden vertreiben
  6. 6
    den Teig ausrollen
  7. 7
    grün werden; neue Triebe hervorbringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kühe sollten möglichst früh ausgetrieben werden, auch wenn die Gefahr besteht, dass sie wegen ungünstiger Witterungsbedingungen nochmals kurzfristig eingestellt werden müssen.
  2. CO2 und O2 haben tatsächlich nichts miteinander zu tun. Das heißt auch, CO2 kann keinen Sauerstoff austreiben.

Synonyms

aberziehenabgewöhnenexorzierenverbannenvertreibenausrollenauswalkenausschlagenhervorsprießensprießen

Antonyms

einstellenangewöhnenverblühenverwelken

This word in other languages

drive out(English)mener(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asutreiben
  • ausrteiben
  • ausstreiben
  • austeriben
  • austrebien
  • austreibben
  • austreibenn
  • austreibne
  • austreiebn
  • austrieben
  • austrreiben
  • austtreiben
  • autsreiben
  • uastreiben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asutreiben2ausrteiben2ausstreiben1austeriben2austrebien2austreibben1austreibenn1austreibne2
Edit distance from "austreiben"

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 "austreiben"?
"austreiben" is spelled A-U-S-T-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "austreiben" mean?
As a verb, "austreiben" means: Weidevieh auf die Weide treiben
What words are commonly confused with "austreiben"?
"austreiben" is commonly confused with "austreten", "anstreben", "Ausreisen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "austreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "austreiben" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "austreiben" come from?
"austreiben" 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 "austreiben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

auszuruhen#46,492aufrechter#46,482Armageddon#46,478archaische#46,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

angewöhnt14 variantsbenutzbar14 variantsBestandes14 variantsBuchtitel14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list