ausschalten
\ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaltn̩\
The verdict
“ausschalten” 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) - Éteindre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ausschalten · ausschalten · French
ausschalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | ausschalten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaltn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ausschalten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯sˌʃaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ausschalten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ausschalten, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Éteindre.
- 2Mettre hors de combat, tuer, éliminer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausschalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn ich studiere, muss ich das Telefon ausschalten, weil es mich ablenkt.
Hier spricht Ihr Kapitän, bitte nehmen Sie umgehend Ihre Plätze wieder ein, schließen Sie die Sicherheitsgurte und schalten Sie alle elektronischen Geräte aus.
Antonyms
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.