rausreden

[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“rausreden” is uncommon German (frequency #73,924 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,924
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Entschuldigung erfinden, die jemand für ein Vergehen oder eine nicht erledigten Aufgabe benötigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-rausreden · rausreden · German

rausreden · rank #73,924 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,924
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Raubes

Nearest frequency peer: Raubes (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “rausreden”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rausreden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rausreden
PropertyValue
Headwordrausreden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,924
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rausreden” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rausreden lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rausreden is uncommon German at frequency #73,924 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Entschuldigung erfinden, die jemand für ein Vergehen oder eine nicht erledigten Aufgabe benötigt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rausreden, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is rausreden, spelled R-A-U-S-R-E-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Entschuldigung erfinden, die jemand für ein Vergehen oder eine nicht erledigten Aufgabe benötigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lisa versuchte, sich rauszureden.
  2. Hans hatte seine Hausaufgaben vergessen. Aber er redete sich bei der Lehrerin raus, dass er krank gewesen sei.

Synonyms

herausreden

Antonyms

eingestehenzugeben

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rausreden"?
"rausreden" is spelled R-A-U-S-R-E-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩].
What does "rausreden" mean?
As a verb, "rausreden" means: eine Entschuldigung erfinden, die jemand für ein Vergehen oder eine nicht erledigten Aufgabe benötigt
How do you pronounce "rausreden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rausreden" is [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rausreden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list