Auswuchs

[ˈaʊ̯sˌvuːks]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌvuːks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Auswuchs” is uncommon German (frequency #91,323 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,323
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewebewucherung bei Organismen

Corpus desk

Index DE-auswuchs · Auswuchs · German

Auswuchs · rank #91,323 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,323
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH australis

Nearest frequency peer: australis (-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 „Auswuchs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Auswuchs
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuswuchs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌvuːks]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,323
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Auswuchs“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Auswuchsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „australis“ (#91,322), „auszureden“ (#91,324), „Austerität“ (#91,321). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Auswuchs“ bei #91,323. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Auswuchs is uncommon German at frequency #91,323 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌvuːks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Auswuchs has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Auswuchs, spelled A-U-S-W-U-C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gewebewucherung bei Organismen
  2. 2
    vorzeitige Keimung von Getreidekörnern
  3. 3
    unkontrollierte, unerwartete, übertriebene und meist ungewollte Entwicklung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tumorartige Auswüchse am Stamm verleihen dieser Eiche ein besonders urwüchsiges Aussehen.
  2. Auswuchs beeinträchtigt die Mehlqualität.

Synonyms

GeschwulstGeschwürTumorWucherung

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 "Auswuchs"?
"Auswuchs" is spelled A-U-S-W-U-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvuːks].
What does "Auswuchs" mean?
As a noun, "Auswuchs" means: Gewebewucherung bei Organismen
How do you pronounce "Auswuchs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auswuchs" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvuːks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auswuchs" come from?
"Auswuchs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufzählt#91,301atypisch#91,292Assyrien#91,290aspartam#91,288

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list