rausfliegen

[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːɡn̩]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“rausfliegen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,105 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,105
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von drinnen nach draußen sich fliegend bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rausfliegen · rausfliegen · German

rausfliegen · rank #59,105 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,105
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rauchfrei

Nearest frequency peer: rauchfrei (-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 „rausfliegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rausfliegen
PropertyValue
Headwordrausfliegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,105
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rausfliegen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rausfliegenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rauchfrei“ (#59,104), „Reanimation“ (#59,106), „Randbedingungen“ (#59,103). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rausfliegen“ bei #59,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rausfliegen is uncommon German at frequency #59,105 among 2,984 “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

  1. 1
    von drinnen nach draußen sich fliegend bewegen
  2. 2
    sich fliegend von etwas entfernen
  3. 3
    aus einem Gegenstand mit einer Öffnung herausfallen
  4. 4
    (aus einem Unternehmen/einer Organisation) entlassen werden, seine Arbeitsstelle verlieren
  5. 5
    (aus einem Sortiment/der Einrichtung einer Wohnung) entfernt werden
  6. 6
    ein Zimmer/einen Raum auf Anordnung verlassen müssen
  7. 7
    aus einem Wettbewerb (meist wegen einer Niederlage) ausscheiden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Fenster stand offen und der Papagei flog raus.
  2. „Ein Vogel hat sich durch Fenster in die Wohnung verirrt. Was tun? «Am besten zuerst abwarten, ob der Vogel von alleine rausfliegt», rät der Biologe Livio Rey (30) von der Vogelwarte Sempach.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

reinfliegeneinstellendrinbleibenweiterkommen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rausfliegen"?
"rausfliegen" is spelled R-A-U-S-F-L-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːɡn̩].
What does "rausfliegen" mean?
As a verb, "rausfliegen" means: von drinnen nach draußen sich fliegend bewegen
How do you pronounce "rausfliegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rausfliegen" is [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list