Gaue

[ɡaʊ̯ə]

/[ɡaʊ̯ə]/ noun

The verdict

“Gaue” is uncommon German (frequency #79,182 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,182
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gau

Corpus desk

Index DE-gaue · Gaue · German

Gaue · rank #79,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,182
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gastritis

Nearest frequency peer: Gastritis (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gaue“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gaue“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gaue
PropertyValue
HeadwordGaue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡaʊ̯ə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#79,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gaue“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gauefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gastritis“ (#79,181), „gebuchten“ (#79,184), „gedämmt“ (#79,185). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gaue“ bei #79,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gaue is uncommon German at frequency #79,182 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡaʊ̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Gaue in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gaue, spelled G-A-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gau
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gau
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gau

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 "Gaue"?
"Gaue" is spelled G-A-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaʊ̯ə].
What does "Gaue" mean?
As a noun, "Gaue" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gau
How do you pronounce "Gaue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gaue" is [ɡaʊ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gaue" come from?
"Gaue" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gaue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list