Gaus
[ɡaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Gaus” is uncommon German (frequency #53,710 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,710
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gau
Corpus desk
Index DE-gaus · Gaus · German
Gaus · rank #53,710 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,710
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Gastland
Nearest frequency peer: Gastland (-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 „Gaus“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- fünffache
fünffache
46,294 corpus weight
- Gastland
Gastland
46,292 corpus weight
- Gaus
Gaus
46,291 corpus weight
- Geburtshelf…
Geburtshelfer
46,289 corpus weight
- Gebälk
Gebälk
46,288 corpus weight
- gedruckter
gedruckter
46,287 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gaus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #53,710 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gaus is uncommon German at frequency #53,710 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gau".
Gaus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Gaus, spelled G-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular 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 "Gaus"?
What does "Gaus" mean?
How do you pronounce "Gaus"?
What language does "Gaus" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).