Bauch
German, noun/baʊ̯x/
Bauch is spelled B-A-U-C-H (5 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written German, the 3,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bauch is a German masculine noun meaning “abdomen, belly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(bei Wirbeltieren samt Mensch) der sich zwischen Zwerchfell und Becken befindliche vordere Teil des Rumpfes”.
What does Bauch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabdomen, belly
Mein Bauch tut mir so weh!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (bei Wirbeltieren samt Mensch) der sich zwischen Zwerchfell und Becken befindliche vordere Teil des Rumpfes 2. subjektiver, gefühlsmäßiger Eindruck; (intuitives) Gefühl 3. sich nach vorn wölbender Teil des unter [1] beschriebenen Körperteils 4. gewölbter Teil eines Gegenstands
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bauch
- Bauches genitive
- Bauchs genitive
- Bäuche plural
- Bäuchlein diminutive neuter
- Bäuchelchen diminutive neuter
- Bauche dative singular
- Bäuchen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bauch?
- /baʊ̯x/
- [baʊ̯x]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bauch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bauch in German?
Bauch appears 23 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).