ausweglos
[ˈaʊ̯sveːkˌloːs]
The verdict
“ausweglos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Aussicht auf eine Verbesserung der Situation
Corpus desk
Index DE-ausweglos · ausweglos · German
ausweglos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausweglos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sveːkˌloːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ausweglos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ausweglos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sveːkˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Aussicht auf eine Verbesserung der Situation".
No misspelling variants are generated for ausweglos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ausweglos, spelled A-U-S-W-E-G-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Aussicht auf eine Verbesserung der Situation
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ausweglos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir hatten uns in eine ausweglose Lage gebracht.
This word in other languages
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.