auswerfen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩]
The verdict
“auswerfen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,697 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #83,697
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zielgerichtetes Bewegen eines Gegenstandes zu einem bestimmten Zweck an eine entferntere Stelle durch die Luft, nach außen schleudern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auswerfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,697 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auswerfen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for auswerfen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,697 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1zielgerichtetes Bewegen eines Gegenstandes zu einem bestimmten Zweck an eine entferntere Stelle durch die Luft, nach außen schleudern
- 2durch den Mund als Auswurf ausstoßen, ausschleimen, ausspucken, entschleimen
- 3loses Material anhäufen; schaufelnd herausschleudern, herauswerfen
- 4zur Ausgabe festsetzen, bestimmen
- 5automatisch herstellen, fertigstellen, produzieren
- 6ausrücken, gesondert aufführen
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “auswerfen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-W-E-R-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.