Ausweglosigkeit
[ˈaʊ̯sveːkˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Ausweglosigkeit” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Problemsituation, in der es keine (sichtbaren) Lösungen gibt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ausweglosigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sveːkˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ausweglosigkeit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ausweglosigkeit is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sveːkˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Problemsituation, in der es keine (sichtbaren) Lösungen gibt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ausweglosigkeit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ausweglosigkeit, spelled A-U-S-W-E-G-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Problemsituation, in der es keine (sichtbaren) Lösungen gibt
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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.
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Using “Ausweglosigkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-W-E-G-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sveːkˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t] (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.