Auskunft
\aʊ̯sˌkʊnft\
The verdict
“Auskunft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Renseignement, information.
Corpus desk
Index FR-auskunft · Auskunft · French
Auskunft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Auskunft |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \aʊ̯sˌkʊnft\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Auskunft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aʊ̯sˌkʊnft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Renseignement, information.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Auskunft in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Auskunft, spelled A-U-S-K-U-N-F-T.
Definition
- 1Renseignement, information.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Auskunft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bitte einen Polizisten um Auskunft.
Ich kann Ihnen in der Angelegenheit leider keine Auskunft erteilen.
Synonyms
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.