herausfließen
[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːsn̩]
The verdict
“herausfließen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von drinnen, aus dem Inneren von etwas nach draußen, ins Freie fließen ( in Richtung des Sprechenden)
Corpus desk
Index DE-herausflie-en · herausfließen · German
herausfließen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | herausfließen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːsn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herausfließen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
herausfließen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von drinnen, aus dem Inneren von etwas nach draußen, ins Freie fließen ( in Richtung des Sprechenden)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for herausfließen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is herausfließen, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-F-L-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1von drinnen, aus dem Inneren von etwas nach draußen, ins Freie fließen ( in Richtung des Sprechenden)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herausfließen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mein Magen knurrt. Nach 54 Minuten schließlich überreicht mir der Fahrradkurier Jordi zwar ein warmes, aber leider nicht mehr ganz vollständiges Gericht: Teile der Sauce sind aus dem Aluminiumbehälter herausgeflossen und haben sich in der Papiertragetasche verteilt.“
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