auslegen
\aʊ̯sˌleːɡn̩\
The verdict
“auslegen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Poser sur, étaler, étendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-auslegen · auslegen · French
auslegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auslegen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \aʊ̯sˌleːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « auslegen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
auslegen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \aʊ̯sˌleːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
auslegen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is auslegen, spelled A-U-S-L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Poser sur, étaler, étendre.
- 2Exposer, interpréter.
- 3Concevoir, dimensionner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auslegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Boden war mit Teppich ausgelegt.
(Für die Ernte) werden unter den Olivenbäumen große Netze ausgelegt. Danach werden die Bäume in einem Arbeitsgang beschnitten und die Oliven per Hand geerntet.
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.