ausser Dienst stellen
\aʊ̯sɐ ˈdiːnst ʃtɛlən\
The verdict
“ausser Dienst stellen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de außer Dienst stellen : mettre hors service.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausser Dienst stellen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \aʊ̯sɐ ˈdiːnst ʃtɛlən\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ausser Dienst stellen” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ausser Dienst stellen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \aʊ̯sɐ ˈdiːnst ʃtɛlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ausser Dienst stellen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ausser Dienst stellen, spelled A-U-S-S-E-R- -D-I-E-N-S-T- -S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de außer Dienst stellen : mettre hors service.
- 2Variante orthographique de außer Dienst stellen : licencier, suspendre, libérer du service actif (selon le contexte).
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.
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Using “ausser Dienst stellen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U-S-S-E-R- -D-I-E-N-S-T- -S-T-E-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.