äußern
\ˈɔɪ̯sɐn\
The verdict
“äußern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S'exprimer, dire son opinion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-ern · äußern · French
äußern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ä" 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 | äußern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈɔɪ̯sɐn\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
äußern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈɔɪ̯sɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for äußern in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is äußern, spelled Ä-U-S-S-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1S'exprimer, dire son opinion.
- 2énoncer, partager, exprimer, dire.
- 3Se manifester, s'extérioriser, se traduire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how äußern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen in Peking müssen sich die Sportler nach Ansicht von Amnesty International frei zur Menschenrechtslage in China äußern können.
Bolsonaro hat sich in seinen vier Jahren im Amt als Konservativer und Verteidiger traditioneller christlicher Werte präsentiert. (...) Er ist Abtreibungsgegner und äußert sich immer wieder offen frauenfeindlich, homophob und rassistisch gegen Indigene und Afrobrasilianer.
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.