aus

/\aʊ̯s\/ prep

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,401

in French word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

aus is aFrenchprep. It means: De (désigne la provenance). Pronounced \aʊ̯s\. Often confused with av and az.

Key facts for aus
PropertyValue
Headwordaus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPrep
IPA\aʊ̯s\
Letters3
Frequency rank#18,401
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aus in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for aus is 3 letters long, classified as aprep, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \aʊ̯s\. Corpus data places it at rank #18,401 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for aus in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable French patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "av", "az", "aw", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is aus, spelled A-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    De (désigne la provenance).
  2. 2
    De, désigne la source ou l’origin de quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Hors de, désigne un mouvement de l'intérieur vers l’extérieur.
  4. 4
    De, désigne le matériau dont quelque chose est faite.
  5. 5
    De, désigne un mouvement d'éloignement par rapport à la position actuelle, ou un changement actif par rapport à la situation actuelle.
  6. 6
    Par, du, par cause de.
  7. 7
    De, désigne l’état original d’une transformation active.
  8. 8
    De, désigne l’état original d’une évolution.
  9. 9
    De, désigne l’endroit d’où quelque chose a été écartée ou éliminée.
  10. 10
    En, désigne le sujet scolaire.
  11. 11
    Particule séparable de nombreux verbes, voir aus-.
  12. 12
    von ... aus: À l'initiative de.
  13. 13
    ein und aus gehen, aus und ein gehen: Se rendre souvent et de manière familiale (chez quelqu'un).

Frequency rank: #18,401 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aus"?
"aus" is spelled A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \aʊ̯s\.
What does "aus" mean?
As a prep, "aus" means: De (désigne la provenance).
What words are commonly confused with "aus"?
"aus" is commonly confused with "av", "az", "aw". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aus" is \aʊ̯s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aus" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.