Auswurf
[ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf]
The verdict
“Auswurf” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,698 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #83,698
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aussonderung aus den Atemwegen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Auswurf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #83,698 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Auswurf” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Auswurf is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,698 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Aussonderung aus den Atemwegen
- 2Stelle an einem Gerät, an der etwas ausgeworfen wird
- 3niedere, minderwertige Person(en)
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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 “Auswurf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-W-U-R-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯svʊʁf] (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.