rauswürgen

[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌvʏʁɡn̩]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌvʏʁɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“rauswürgen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (etwas) aus dem Magen oder der Speiseröhre (bei Vögeln aus dem Kropf) wieder durch den Mund (oral) ausscheiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-rauswurgen · rauswürgen · German

rauswürgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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.

Key facts for rauswürgen
PropertyValue
Headwordrauswürgen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯sˌvʏʁɡn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rauswürgen“ im Deutschen

rauswürgenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rauswürgen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌvʏʁɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rauswürgen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rauswürgen, spelled R-A-U-S-W-Ü-R-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (etwas) aus dem Magen oder der Speiseröhre (bei Vögeln aus dem Kropf) wieder durch den Mund (oral) ausscheiden
  2. 2
    (Worte) nur mit Mühe, widerwillig, unklar aussprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich habe zur Prüfung ein ziemlich großes Stück von einem Regenwurm teilweise geschluckt und wieder rausgewürgt wie ein Zirkuskünstler […].“
  2. „Die Leute kotzten, bis sie nichts mehr rauswürgen konnten als ihr eigenes Blut!“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rauswürgen"?
"rauswürgen" is spelled R-A-U-S-W-Ü-R-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌvʏʁɡn̩].
What does "rauswürgen" mean?
As a verb, "rauswürgen" means: (etwas) aus dem Magen oder der Speiseröhre (bei Vögeln aus dem Kropf) wieder durch den Mund (oral) ausscheiden
How do you pronounce "rauswürgen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rauswürgen" is [ˈʁaʊ̯sˌvʏʁɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rauswürgen" come from?
"rauswürgen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list