Ausgangspunkt

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Point de départ.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ausgangspunkt · Ausgangspunkt · French

Ausgangspunkt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 Ausgangspunkt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAusgangspunkt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Ausgangspunkt » en français

Ausgangspunktsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Ausgangspunkt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Point de départ.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ausgangspunkt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Ausgangspunkt, spelled A-U-S-G-A-N-G-S-P-U-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Point de départ.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Thailand war wohl das beliebteste Ziel für Bewohner aus der Stadt Wuhan, die als Ausgangspunkt der Epidemie gilt.

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 "Ausgangspunkt"?
"Ausgangspunkt" is spelled A-U-S-G-A-N-G-S-P-U-N-K-T.
What does "Ausgangspunkt" mean?
As a noun, "Ausgangspunkt" means: Point de départ.
What language does "Ausgangspunkt" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list