Polyglot Dictionary

Auswahl

/ˈaʊ̯sˌvaːl/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. selection, choice, range

    From auswählen (to select).

    • Der Laden hat eine große Auswahl an Büchern.

      The store has a large selection of books.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

option

Auswahl is the whole selection or range to choose from; Option is one single choice within that range.

Similar in other languages

English

choice

Close — a selection, range relates to a choice.

French

sélection naturelle

Close — natural selection is a type of selection.

Practice

1 What does Auswahl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Laden hat eine große ___ an Büchern.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Auswahl?

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