auswürgen
[ˈaʊ̯sˌvʏʁɡn̩]
The verdict
“auswürgen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Inhalt von Speiseröhre oder Magen (oder bei Vögeln des Kropfes) durch den Mund ausscheiden
Corpus desk
Index DE-auswurgen · auswürgen · German
auswürgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auswürgen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌvʏʁɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auswürgen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auswürgen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌvʏʁɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Inhalt von Speiseröhre oder Magen (oder bei Vögeln des Kropfes) durch den Mund ausscheiden".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auswürgen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 auswürgen, spelled A-U-S-W-Ü-R-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Inhalt von Speiseröhre oder Magen (oder bei Vögeln des Kropfes) durch den Mund ausscheiden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auswürgen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Storch würgt die Beute im Horst wieder aus, um die Jungen zu füttern.
Die Katze würgte einen Haarball aus.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.