auswaschen

Name: auswaschen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“auswaschen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,964 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#55,964
frequency rank, German: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas durch Waschen entfernen

Key facts for auswaschen
Property	Value
Headword	auswaschen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#55,964
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auswaschen” 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). auswaschen lands here:

#55,964

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for auswaschen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,964 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “auswaschen”

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

The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-W-A-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.