Austrocknung
[ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknʊŋ]
The verdict
“Austrocknung” is uncommon German (frequency #55,155 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,155
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Austrocknen eines Gegenstandes oder eines Systems (stehendes oder fließendes Gewässer) durch Verdunstung, Verdampfung oder den Einsatz von Trocknungsmitteln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Austrocknung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #55,155 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Austrocknung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Austrocknung is uncommon German at frequency #55,155 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Austrocknung has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Austrocknung, spelled A-U-S-T-R-O-C-K-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1das Austrocknen eines Gegenstandes oder eines Systems (stehendes oder fließendes Gewässer) durch Verdunstung, Verdampfung oder den Einsatz von Trocknungsmitteln
- 2der Wassermangel des Körpers
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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 “Austrocknung”
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- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-T-R-O-C-K-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.