Ausweg

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

[ˈaʊ̯sˌveːk]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌveːk]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Ausweg” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,236
frequency rank, German: 6,976
“A” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Weg, der aus einem (meist unangenehmen oder gefährlichen) Ort hinausführt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ausweg · Ausweg · German

Ausweg · rank #10,236 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,236
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,976
PHOTO-FINISH Ausstieg

Nearest frequency peer: Ausstieg (-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.

ausscheiden

89,768
Ausschreibu…

89,767
Ausstieg

89,766
Ausweg

89,765
auswendig

89,764
bang

89,763

What this shows „Ausweg“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ausweg vs Auszug

67% similar

Ausweg vs auszog

50% similar

Ausweg vs Ausweis

71% similar

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

Key facts for Ausweg
Property	Value
Headword	Ausweg
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈaʊ̯sˌveːk]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#10,236
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ausweg“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Auswegliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#10,236

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ausstieg“ (#10,235), „auswendig“ (#10,237), „Ausschreibung“ (#10,234). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ausweg“ bei #10,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Ausweg (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌveːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,236 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ausweg, with forms such as "asuweg", "ausewg", and "aussweg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Auszug", "auszog", "Ausweis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Ausweg, spelled A-U-S-W-E-G.

Definition

1
Weg, der aus einem (meist unangenehmen oder gefährlichen) Ort hinausführt
2
Lösung, die aus einer schwierigen Lage herausführt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Ich bin im Wald verirrt! Gibt es hier denn keinen Ausweg?
Der einzige Ausweg schien, ihr Kind bei Bekannten zu verstecken.

This word in other languages

way out(English)salida(Español)issue(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

asuweg
ausewg
aussweg
auswegg
auswge
auswweg
auwseg
uasweg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ausweg - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Ausweg"

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 "Ausweg"?

"Ausweg" is spelled A-U-S-W-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌveːk].

What does "Ausweg" mean?

As a noun, "Ausweg" means: Weg, der aus einem (meist unangenehmen oder gefährlichen) Ort hinausführt

What words are commonly confused with "Ausweg"?

"Ausweg" is commonly confused with "Auszug", "auszog", "Ausweis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Ausweg"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ausweg" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌveːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Ausweg" come from?

"Ausweg" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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