auslaufen
\ˈaʊ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩\
The verdict
“auslaufen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sortir, à propos d'un liquide s'écoulant par une ouverture ; fuir, se répandre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-auslaufen · auslaufen · French
auslaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | auslaufen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
auslaufen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
auslaufen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 auslaufen, spelled A-U-S-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Sortir, à propos d'un liquide s'écoulant par une ouverture ; fuir, se répandre.
- 2Atteindre la date de fin d'un contrat ; arriver à échéance, expirer.
- 3Courir de manière décontractée après avoir fait du sport ; récupérer.
- 4Appareiller, quitter le port.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auslaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach einem Unfall ist auf der Autobahn Öl ausgelaufen, bitte fahren sie vorsichtig.
Derzeit könnten mehrere Stadtwerke keine Neukunden mehr aufnehmen oder ließen Verträge mit Kunden, die nicht in ihrem Versorgungsgebiet wohnen, auslaufen, erklärte ein Sprecher des Verbandes kommunaler Unternehmen (VKU).
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.