ausgleichen
\ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩\
The verdict
“ausgleichen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Compenser un élément manquant ou un désavantage par quelque chose d'autre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ausgleichen · ausgleichen · French
ausgleichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausgleichen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ausgleichen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ausgleichen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ausgleichen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ausgleichen, spelled A-U-S-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Compenser un élément manquant ou un désavantage par quelque chose d'autre.
- 2Égaliser (des différences de dimensions ou irrégularités).
- 3Égaliser (le score).
- 4Compenser, égaliser des différences par un rapprochement réciproque.
- 5Égaliser, éliminer des contradictions par la médiation et la conciliation.
- 6Payer, solder (une facture ou dette).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausgleichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das gleicht den Verlust von letztem Jahr aus.
Gleicher Preis, kleinere Packung: Um gestiegene Kosten auszugleichen, schrumpfen Firmen derzeit ihre Füllmenge.
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.