Clou
German, noun/kluː/
Clou is spelled C-L-O-U (4 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 39,278th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clou is a German masculine noun meaning “a special feature, trick, secret” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Höhepunkt, Kernpunkt, Glanzpunkt im Ablauf von etwas”.
What does Clou mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinea special feature, trick, secret
Der Clou an dem Gerät ist, dass es lernfähig ist.
- 2
informalmasculinepoint (of a story), (less often) punchline (of a joke)
Warte, der Clou kommt ja erst noch!
- 3
informalmasculinehighlight
Die Tanzeinlage war der Clou des Abends!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Höhepunkt, Kernpunkt, Glanzpunkt im Ablauf von etwas
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 Clou
- Clous genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Clou?
- /kluː/
- [kluː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Clou in German?
Clou appears 1.0 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).