herausgucken
[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌɡʊkn̩]
The verdict
“herausgucken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seinen Blick aus (dem Inneren von) etwas nach (dort) draußen richten (in Richtung zum Sprechenden)
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Index DE-herausgucken · herausgucken · German
herausgucken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | herausgucken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌɡʊkn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herausgucken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herausgucken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌɡʊkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for herausgucken in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 herausgucken, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-G-U-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1seinen Blick aus (dem Inneren von) etwas nach (dort) draußen richten (in Richtung zum Sprechenden)
- 2(in Richtung zum Sprechenden zeigend) sichtbar aus/neben/unter etwas hervortreten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herausgucken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Weißt du nicht, wie man mit einem Hammer umgeht? Die Nägel in den Spanplatten gucken nämlich alle noch ein Stück heraus.
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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.