ausüben

[ˈaʊ̯sˌʔyːbn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌʔyːbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“ausüben” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,283
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas vollstrecken, vollführen, etwas zur Wirkung bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausuben · ausüben · German

ausüben · rank #7,283 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,283
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aussprechen

Nearest frequency peer: aussprechen (-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 „ausüben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ausüben“ 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).

ausüben vs ausübt
71% similar
ausüben vs ausübte
71% similar
ausüben vs Ausübung
63% similar

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

Key facts for ausüben
PropertyValue
Headwordausüben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌʔyːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,283
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ausüben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ausübenliegt 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: „aussprechen“ (#7,282), „Baron“ (#7,284), „Aufzeichnungen“ (#7,281). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ausüben“ bei #7,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ausüben (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌʔyːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,283 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausüben, with forms such as "asuüben", "ausbüen", and "aussüben". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ausübt", "ausübte", "Ausübung", 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 ausüben, spelled A-U-S-Ü-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas vollstrecken, vollführen, etwas zur Wirkung bringen
  2. 2
    einer Tätigkeit nachgehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Direktor wird sein Hausrecht ausüben und dich von der Schule verweisen.
  2. Die Öffentlichkeit übt einen starken Druck auf uns aus.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuüben
  • ausbüen
  • aussüben
  • ausübben
  • ausübenn
  • ausübne
  • ausüebn
  • auüsben
  • uasüben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asuüben2ausbüen2aussüben1ausübben1ausübenn1ausübne2ausüebn2auüsben2
Edit distance from "ausüben"

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 "ausüben"?
"ausüben" is spelled A-U-S-Ü-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʔyːbn̩].
What does "ausüben" mean?
As a verb, "ausüben" means: etwas vollstrecken, vollführen, etwas zur Wirkung bringen
What words are commonly confused with "ausüben"?
"ausüben" is commonly confused with "ausübt", "ausübte", "Ausübung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausüben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausüben" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʔyːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausüben" come from?
"ausüben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list