aussterben
\aʊ̯sˌʃtɛʁbn̩\
The verdict
“aussterben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’éteindre, disparaitre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aussterben · aussterben · French
aussterben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | aussterben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \aʊ̯sˌʃtɛʁbn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aussterben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \aʊ̯sˌʃtɛʁbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’éteindre, disparaitre.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for aussterben in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is aussterben, spelled A-U-S-S-T-E-R-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1S’éteindre, disparaitre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aussterben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieses alte Adelsgeschlecht starb schon im späten Mittelalter aus.
Die letzten Mammuts starben vor ca. 4.000 Jahren in Sibirien aus.
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.