austreten
[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]
The verdict
“austreten” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #23,031 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #23,031
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - seinen Platz/Bereich die Grenze überschreitend verlassen; aus etwas heraustreten, herausströmen, hervorquellen
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 | austreten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #23,031 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “austreten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for austreten is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,031 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for austreten, with forms such as "asutreten", "ausrteten", and "ausstreten". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "antreten", "ausreden", "abtreten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is austreten, spelled A-U-S-T-R-E-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1seinen Platz/Bereich die Grenze überschreitend verlassen; aus etwas heraustreten, herausströmen, hervorquellen
- 2eine Organisation wie einen Verein, eine Partei verlassen
- 3auf die Toilette gehen, beziehungsweise müssen
- 4etwas Brennendes oder Glimmendes durch Darauftreten löschen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asutreten,ausrteten,ausstreten,austerten,austreetn,austretenn,austretne,austretten,austrreten,austrteen,austtreten,autsreten,uastreten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of austreten - 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 “austreten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-T-R-E-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “antreten” - see the side-by-side comparison. austreten vs antreten
- 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.