rausfliegen
[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“rausfliegen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,105 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,105
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von drinnen nach draußen sich fliegend bewegen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rausfliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #59,105 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rausfliegen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rausfliegen is uncommon German at frequency #59,105 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
rausfliegen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rausfliegen, spelled R-A-U-S-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1von drinnen nach draußen sich fliegend bewegen
- 2sich fliegend von etwas entfernen
- 3aus einem Gegenstand mit einer Öffnung herausfallen
- 4(aus einem Unternehmen/einer Organisation) entlassen werden, seine Arbeitsstelle verlieren
- 5(aus einem Sortiment/der Einrichtung einer Wohnung) entfernt werden
- 6ein Zimmer/einen Raum auf Anordnung verlassen müssen
- 7aus einem Wettbewerb (meist wegen einer Niederlage) ausscheiden
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This word in other languages
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.
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Using “rausfliegen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-U-S-F-L-I-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.