Auswahlkriterien

[ˈaʊ̯svaːlkʁiˌteːʁiən]

/[ˈaʊ̯svaːlkʁiˌteːʁiən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Auswahlkriterien” is uncommon German (frequency #72,178 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,178
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auswahlkriterium

Key facts for Auswahlkriterien
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuswahlkriterien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯svaːlkʁiˌteːʁiən]
Letters16
Frequency rank#72,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Auswahlkriterien” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Auswahlkriterien lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Auswahlkriterien is uncommon German at frequency #72,178 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯svaːlkʁiˌteːʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Auswahlkriterien, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Auswahlkriterien, spelled A-U-S-W-A-H-L-K-R-I-T-E-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auswahlkriterium
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Auswahlkriterium
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Auswahlkriterium
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Auswahlkriterium

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 "Auswahlkriterien"?
"Auswahlkriterien" is spelled A-U-S-W-A-H-L-K-R-I-T-E-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯svaːlkʁiˌteːʁiən].
What does "Auswahlkriterien" mean?
As a noun, "Auswahlkriterien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auswahlkriterium
How do you pronounce "Auswahlkriterien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auswahlkriterien" is [ˈaʊ̯svaːlkʁiˌteːʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auswahlkriterien" come from?
"Auswahlkriterien" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Auswahlkriterien”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-W-A-H-L-K-R-I-T-E-R-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯svaːlkʁiˌteːʁiən] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list