auswachsen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaksn̩]
The verdict
“auswachsen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - seine volle (bemerkenswerte) Größe erreichen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auswachsen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaksn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auswachsen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
auswachsen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auswachsen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is auswachsen, spelled A-U-S-W-A-C-H-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1seine volle (bemerkenswerte) Größe erreichen
- 2aus etwas heraussprießen (wachsen)
- 3so die Körpergröße verändern, dass Kleidung nicht mehr passt
- 4durch Altern und Wachstum von alleine besser werden oder verschwinden
- 5die Ruhe und Ausgeglichenheit verlieren
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “auswachsen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-W-A-C-H-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaksn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.