auszeichnen
\aʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯çnən\
The verdict
“auszeichnen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Distinguer, octroyer un prix.
Corpus desk
Index FR-auszeichnen · auszeichnen · French
auszeichnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auszeichnen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \aʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯çnən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « auszeichnen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
auszeichnen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \aʊ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯çnən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Distinguer, octroyer un prix.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auszeichnen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is auszeichnen, spelled A-U-S-Z-E-I-C-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Distinguer, octroyer un prix.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auszeichnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie zeichnete ihn mit ihrem Vertrauen aus.
Wolodymyr Selenskyj und das ukrainische Volk sind für ihre Verdienste um die Einheit Europas in Aachen mit dem Karlspreis ausgezeichnet worden.
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.