Auswurf

[ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf]

/[ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Auswurf” is uncommon German (frequency #83,698 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,698
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aussonderung aus den Atemwegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-auswurf · Auswurf · German

Auswurf · rank #83,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,698
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auswerfen

Nearest frequency peer: auswerfen (-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 „Auswurf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Auswurf
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuswurf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Auswurf“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „auswerfen“ (#83,697), „auszugrenzen“ (#83,699), „Auswanderern“ (#83,696). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Auswurf“ bei #83,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Auswurf is uncommon German at frequency #83,698 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Auswurf in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Auswurf, spelled A-U-S-W-U-R-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aussonderung aus den Atemwegen
  2. 2
    Stelle an einem Gerät, an der etwas ausgeworfen wird
  3. 3
    niedere, minderwertige Person(en)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tuberkulose geht meist mit blutigem Auswurf einher.
  2. „Wenige Jahre zuvor hatte man bei ihr eine chronische Lungenerkrankung mit Husten, Auswurf und Atemnot diagnostiziert.“

Synonyms

SputumAusstoßAusgabeAbschaumLumpenpack

Antonyms

Einwurf

This word in other languages

sputum(English)expectoración(Español)crachat(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 "Auswurf"?
"Auswurf" is spelled A-U-S-W-U-R-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf].
What does "Auswurf" mean?
As a noun, "Auswurf" means: Aussonderung aus den Atemwegen
How do you pronounce "Auswurf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auswurf" is [ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auswurf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aufkauf#83,684Beiboot#83,721Beiräte#83,723benenne#83,732

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list