ausweichen

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,815

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

ausweichen is aGermanverb. It means: eine Bewegung machen, um einen Zusammenstoß zu vermeiden; jemandem Platz machen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Often confused with ausweisen and ausweiten.

Key facts for ausweichen
PropertyValue
Headwordausweichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,815
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ausweichen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ausweichen is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,815 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for ausweichen, with forms such as "asuweichen", "ausewichen", and "aussweichen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ausweisen", "ausweiten", "auszeichnen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ausweichen, spelled A-U-S-W-E-I-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Bewegung machen, um einen Zusammenstoß zu vermeiden; jemandem Platz machen
  2. 2
    eine unangenehme Situation vermeiden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asuweichen,ausewichen,aussweichen,auswecihen,ausweicchen,ausweicehn,ausweichenn,ausweichhen,ausweichne,ausweihcen,auswiechen,auswweichen,auwseichen,uasweichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ausweichen

Misspelling Variants of "ausweichen"

asuweichen10ausewichen10aussweichen11auswecihen10ausweicchen11ausweicehn10ausweichenn11ausweichhen11
Misspelling Variants of "ausweichen"

Frequency rank: #10,815 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ausweichen"?
"ausweichen" is spelled A-U-S-W-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "ausweichen" mean?
As a verb, "ausweichen" means: eine Bewegung machen, um einen Zusammenstoß zu vermeiden; jemandem Platz machen
What words are commonly confused with "ausweichen"?
"ausweichen" is commonly confused with "ausweisen", "ausweiten", "auszeichnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ausweichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausweichen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausweichen" come from?
"ausweichen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.