austrocknen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknən]/ verb

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The verdict

“austrocknen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,378
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas jegliche Feuchtigkeit entziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-austrocknen · austrocknen · German

austrocknen · rank #37,378 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,378
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausübte

Nearest frequency peer: ausübte (+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 „austrocknen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „austrocknen“ 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).

austrocknen vs abtrocknen
82% similar
austrocknen vs austricksen
82% similar

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

Key facts for austrocknen
PropertyValue
Headwordaustrocknen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#37,378
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „austrocknen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.austrocknenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausübte“ (#37,379), „ausstehenden“ (#37,376), „Autorennen“ (#37,380). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „austrocknen“ bei #37,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around austrocknen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,378 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for austrocknen, with forms such as "asutrocknen", "ausrtocknen", and "ausstrocknen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "abtrocknen", "austricksen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is austrocknen, spelled A-U-S-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas jegliche Feuchtigkeit entziehen
  2. 2
    etwas auf künstlichem Wege jegliches Wasser entziehen
  3. 3
    etwas von innen trocken machen
  4. 4
    jegliche Flüssigkeit oder Feuchtigkeit verlieren, ganz trocken werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Sonne hat den Boden ausgetrocknet.
  2. Man hat über die Jahre immer mal wieder versucht, das Moor auszutrocknen.

Synonyms

trockenlegen

This word in other languages

secar(Español)secar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asutrocknen
  • ausrtocknen
  • ausstrocknen
  • austorcknen
  • austrcoknen
  • austroccknen
  • austrockenn
  • austrockknen
  • austrocknenn
  • austrocknne
  • austrocknnen
  • austrocnken
  • austrokcnen
  • austrrocknen
  • austtrocknen
  • autsrocknen
  • uastrocknen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of austrocknen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asutrocknen2ausrtocknen2ausstrocknen1austorcknen2austrcoknen2austroccknen1austrockenn2austrockknen1
Edit distance from "austrocknen"

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 "austrocknen"?
"austrocknen" is spelled A-U-S-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknən].
What does "austrocknen" mean?
As a verb, "austrocknen" means: etwas jegliche Feuchtigkeit entziehen
What words are commonly confused with "austrocknen"?
"austrocknen" is commonly confused with "abtrocknen", "austricksen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "austrocknen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "austrocknen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "austrocknen" come from?
"austrocknen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausgereicht#37,370basierenden#37,388aufgeblasen#37,366beanstandet#37,391

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

ausstehenden17 variantsbarrierefreie17 variantsberufliches17 variantsangeschrien17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list