auszählen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡sɛːlən]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡sɛːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“auszählen” is uncommon German (frequency #63,133 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,133
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch Zählen die genaue Anzahl und/oder Summe von etwas bestimmen

Key facts for auszählen
PropertyValue
Headwordauszählen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡sɛːlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auszählen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). auszählen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

auszählen is uncommon German at frequency #63,133 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡sɛːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for auszählen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is auszählen, spelled A-U-S-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Zählen die genaue Anzahl und/oder Summe von etwas bestimmen
  2. 2
    die Niederlage eines Boxers oder einer Boxerin durch das Zählen bis 10 durch einen Ringrichter feststellen
  3. 3
    durch Abzählen, häufig durch einen Abzählreim, aussondern und zu etwas bestimmen

This word in other languages

count(English)dépouiller(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 "auszählen"?
"auszählen" is spelled A-U-S-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡sɛːlən].
What does "auszählen" mean?
As a verb, "auszählen" means: durch Zählen die genaue Anzahl und/oder Summe von etwas bestimmen
How do you pronounce "auszählen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auszählen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡sɛːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auszählen" come from?
"auszählen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “auszählen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡sɛːlən] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list