ausschließen

\ˈaʊ̯sˌʃliːsn̩\

/\ˈaʊ̯sˌʃliːsn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“ausschließen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exclure, interdire l'entrée, la participation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ausschlie-en · ausschließen · French

ausschließen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for ausschließen
PropertyValue
Headwordausschließen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈaʊ̯sˌʃliːsn̩\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ausschließen » en français

ausschließenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ausschließen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯sˌʃliːsn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ausschließen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ausschließen, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-L-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exclure, interdire l'entrée, la participation.
  2. 2
    S'enfermer dehors.
  3. 3
    Exclure (une idée, une hypothèse).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ausschließen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Russlands Athleten dürfen bei den Winterspielen nur als Team des Russischen Olympischen Komitees (ROC) ohne Hymne und Fahne antreten. Wegen der Manipulation von Doping-Daten ist das Land formal noch bis Jahresende bei Olympischen Spielen ausgeschlossen.
  2. Emma strebt eine Karriere als Model an, aber sie schließt es kategorisch aus, jemals nackt zu posieren.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ausschließen"?
"ausschließen" is spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-L-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaʊ̯sˌʃliːsn̩\.
What does "ausschließen" mean?
As a verb, "ausschließen" means: Exclure, interdire l'entrée, la participation.
How do you pronounce "ausschließen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ausschließen" is \ˈaʊ̯sˌʃliːsn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ausschließen" come from?
"ausschließen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list