auswählen

\aʊ̯sˌvɛːlən\

/\aʊ̯sˌvɛːlən\/ verb

The verdict

“auswählen” 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) - Choisir une option parmi plusieurs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-auswahlen · auswählen · French

auswählen · 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.

Key facts for auswählen
PropertyValue
Headwordauswählen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\aʊ̯sˌvɛːlən\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « auswählen » en français

auswählenreste 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

auswählen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \aʊ̯sˌvɛːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Choisir une option parmi plusieurs.".

auswählen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is auswählen, spelled A-U-S-W-Ä-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Choisir une option parmi plusieurs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zwei Hosen und einen Hut haben wir aus den Angeboten ausgewählt.
  2. Letztlich dürfte sich der DFB zugutehalten, eine sehr unkonventionelle Entscheidung getroffen zu haben. Für eine so strategische Position, bei der es um die Neuausrichtung der Nationalmannschaft geht, einen Bauchmenschen, wie die FAZ einst Völler treffend beschrieb, auszuwählen, ist ungewöhnlich.

Synonyms

aussuchenwählenselektieren

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 "auswählen"?
"auswählen" is spelled A-U-S-W-Ä-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \aʊ̯sˌvɛːlən\.
What does "auswählen" mean?
As a verb, "auswählen" means: Choisir une option parmi plusieurs.
How do you pronounce "auswählen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auswählen" is \aʊ̯sˌvɛːlən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auswählen" come from?
"auswählen" 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