auswaschen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“auswaschen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,964 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,964
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas durch Waschen entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-auswaschen · auswaschen · German

auswaschen · rank #55,964 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,964
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Austausches

Nearest frequency peer: Austausches (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „auswaschen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „auswaschen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for auswaschen
PropertyValue
Headwordauswaschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,964
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „auswaschen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.auswaschenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Austausches“ (#55,963), „autoritärer“ (#55,965), „Ausstellungseröffnung“ (#55,962). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „auswaschen“ bei #55,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

auswaschen is uncommon German at frequency #55,964 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for auswaschen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is auswaschen, spelled A-U-S-W-A-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas durch Waschen entfernen
  2. 2
    etwas säubern, indem es mit Wasser gespült wird
  3. 3
    etwas reinigen, indem es gewaschen wird
  4. 4
    etwas durch die Einwirkung von Wasser abtragen und/oder aushöhlen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Rotweinflecken lassen sich nicht auswaschen.
  2. Nach dem Kunstunterricht wuschen die Schüler ihre Pinsel aus.

Synonyms

erodieren

This word in other languages

wash out(English)lavar(Español)enlever(Français)

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 "auswaschen"?
"auswaschen" is spelled A-U-S-W-A-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩].
What does "auswaschen" mean?
As a verb, "auswaschen" means: etwas durch Waschen entfernen
How do you pronounce "auswaschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auswaschen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auswaschen" come from?
"auswaschen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausstechen#55,960ausgeladen#55,959ausbessern#55,958Barzahlung#55,970

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list