von sich aus
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The verdict
“von sich aus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus eigenem Antrieb, ohne direkte Aufforderung, ohne Zwang
Corpus desk
Index DE-von-sich-aus · von sich aus · German
von sich aus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | von sich aus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „von sich aus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
von sich aus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus eigenem Antrieb, ohne direkte Aufforderung, ohne Zwang".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for von sich aus, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is von sich aus, spelled V-O-N- -S-I-C-H- -A-U-S.
Definition
- 1aus eigenem Antrieb, ohne direkte Aufforderung, ohne Zwang
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how von sich aus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Peter gab Anke von sich aus etwas von seinem Pausenbrot ab.
„Das heißt, die Organisation wertet nur Zahlen aus, die nationale Gesundheitsbehörden von sich aus melden, statt selbst aktiv nach Daten zu fragen.“
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Antonyms
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.