Garaus

[ˈɡaːɐ̯ʔaʊ̯s]

/[ˈɡaːɐ̯ʔaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Garaus” is uncommon German (frequency #52,868 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,868
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem den Garaus machen – ermorden, töten, umbringen

Key facts for Garaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordGaraus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaːɐ̯ʔaʊ̯s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Garaus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Garaus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Garaus is uncommon German at frequency #52,868 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaːɐ̯ʔaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Garaus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Garaus, spelled G-A-R-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem den Garaus machen – ermorden, töten, umbringen
  2. 2
    krautartige Pflanze mit Rand, gezähnten Blättern und weißen Blüten

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Garaus"?
"Garaus" is spelled G-A-R-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaːɐ̯ʔaʊ̯s].
What does "Garaus" mean?
As a noun, "Garaus" means: jemandem den Garaus machen – ermorden, töten, umbringen
How do you pronounce "Garaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Garaus" is [ˈɡaːɐ̯ʔaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Garaus" come from?
"Garaus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Garaus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-A-R-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡaːɐ̯ʔaʊ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list