heraussuchen

[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩]

/[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“heraussuchen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,600 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,600
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas aus einer größeren Menge auswählen und dabei von den anderen abgrenzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-heraussuchen · heraussuchen · German

heraussuchen · rank #73,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,600
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heranführen

Nearest frequency peer: heranführen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „heraussuchen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „heraussuchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heraussuchen
PropertyValue
Headwordheraussuchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#73,600
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „heraussuchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.heraussuchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „heranführen“ (#73,599), „hergestellter“ (#73,601), „helvetischen“ (#73,598). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heraussuchen“ bei #73,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heraussuchen is uncommon German at frequency #73,600 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden oder etwas aus einer größeren Menge auswählen und dabei von den anderen abgrenzen".

No misspelling variants are generated for heraussuchen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is heraussuchen, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-S-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas aus einer größeren Menge auswählen und dabei von den anderen abgrenzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how heraussuchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die besten zwei Klassenarbeiten werden vom Lehrer herausgesucht und der Klasse vorgestellt.
  2. Such dir bitte die Dinge heraus, die du gerne haben möchtest.

This word in other languages

select(English)escoger(Español)choisir(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 "heraussuchen"?
"heraussuchen" is spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-S-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩].
What does "heraussuchen" mean?
As a verb, "heraussuchen" means: jemanden oder etwas aus einer größeren Menge auswählen und dabei von den anderen abgrenzen
How do you pronounce "heraussuchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heraussuchen" is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌzuːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heraussuchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heraussuchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

helvetischen#73,598hypnotisiert#73,625infiltrieren#73,646inkompetente#73,647

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list