ausstehen
\ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən\
The verdict
“ausstehen” 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) - Être en suspens, ne pas encore être arrivé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ausstehen · ausstehen · French
ausstehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | ausstehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ausstehen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ausstehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯sˌʃteːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ausstehen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ausstehen, spelled A-U-S-S-T-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Être en suspens, ne pas encore être arrivé.
- 2Endurer, supporter (faim, soif, souffrance, douleur etc.).
- 3nicht ausstehen können: ne pas supporter, détester.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ausstehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben beim Hersteller des Gerätes nachgefragt, ob es unsere Anforderungen erfüllen kann, aber seine Antwort steht noch aus.
Meine Tochter war für ein paar Tage abgängig und ich musste tausend Ängste ausstehen, bis sie wieder bei mir war.
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.