austreten

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,031

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

austreten is aGermanverb. It means: seinen Platz/Bereich die Grenze überschreitend verlassen; aus etwas heraustreten, herausströmen, hervorquellen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]. Often confused with antreten and ausreden.

Key facts for austreten
PropertyValue
Headwordaustreten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,031
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of austreten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for austreten is 9 letters long, classified as averb, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for austreten, with forms such as "asutreten", "ausrteten", and "ausstreten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "antreten", "ausreden", "abtreten", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is austreten, spelled A-U-S-T-R-E-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    seinen Platz/Bereich die Grenze überschreitend verlassen; aus etwas heraustreten, herausströmen, hervorquellen
  2. 2
    eine Organisation wie einen Verein, eine Partei verlassen
  3. 3
    auf die Toilette gehen, beziehungsweise müssen
  4. 4
    etwas 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for austreten

Misspelling Variants of "austreten"

asutreten9ausrteten9ausstreten10austerten9austreetn9austretenn10austretne9austretten10
Misspelling Variants of "austreten"

Frequency rank: #23,031 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "austreten"?
"austreten" is spelled A-U-S-T-R-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩].
What does "austreten" mean?
As a verb, "austreten" means: seinen Platz/Bereich die Grenze überschreitend verlassen; aus etwas heraustreten, herausströmen, hervorquellen
What words are commonly confused with "austreten"?
"austreten" is commonly confused with "antreten", "ausreden", "abtreten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "austreten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "austreten" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "austreten" come from?
"austreten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.