auswerfen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“auswerfen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,697 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,697
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zielgerichtetes Bewegen eines Gegenstandes zu einem bestimmten Zweck an eine entferntere Stelle durch die Luft, nach außen schleudern

Corpus desk

Index DE-auswerfen · auswerfen · German

auswerfen · rank #83,697 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,697
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Auswanderern

Nearest frequency peer: Auswanderern (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „auswerfen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „auswerfen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for auswerfen
PropertyValue
Headwordauswerfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „auswerfen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.auswerfenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Auswanderern“ (#83,696), „Auswurf“ (#83,698), „auszugrenzen“ (#83,699). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „auswerfen“ bei #83,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

auswerfen is uncommon German at frequency #83,697 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for auswerfen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 auswerfen, spelled A-U-S-W-E-R-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zielgerichtetes Bewegen eines Gegenstandes zu einem bestimmten Zweck an eine entferntere Stelle durch die Luft, nach außen schleudern
  2. 2
    durch den Mund als Auswurf ausstoßen, ausschleimen, ausspucken, entschleimen
  3. 3
    loses Material anhäufen; schaufelnd herausschleudern, herauswerfen
  4. 4
    zur Ausgabe festsetzen, bestimmen
  5. 5
    automatisch herstellen, fertigstellen, produzieren
  6. 6
    ausrücken, gesondert aufführen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wirf mal den Ball aus.
  2. Der Patient kam nicht zur Ruhe, weil er die ganze Nacht über Bronchialschleim auswarf.

This word in other languages

cough up(English)jeter(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 "auswerfen"?
"auswerfen" is spelled A-U-S-W-E-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩].
What does "auswerfen" mean?
As a verb, "auswerfen" means: zielgerichtetes Bewegen eines Gegenstandes zu einem bestimmten Zweck an eine entferntere Stelle durch die Luft, nach außen schleudern
How do you pronounce "auswerfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auswerfen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auswerfen" come from?
"auswerfen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list