Jause

[ˈjaʊ̯zə]

/[ˈjaʊ̯zə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jause” is uncommon German (frequency #85,413 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,413
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine, zwischen den Hauptmahlzeiten eingenommene, Mahlzeit am Vor- oder Nachmittag; (kleiner) Imbiss

Corpus desk

Index DE-jause · Jause · German

Jause · rank #85,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,413
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jazzband

Nearest frequency peer: Jazzband (+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 „Jause“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jause
PropertyValue
HeadwordJause
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjaʊ̯zə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jause“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jazzband“ (#85,414), „jest“ (#85,415), „jahreszeitliche“ (#85,410). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jause“ bei #85,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jause is uncommon German at frequency #85,413 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjaʊ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Jause, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Jause, spelled J-A-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine, zwischen den Hauptmahlzeiten eingenommene, Mahlzeit am Vor- oder Nachmittag; (kleiner) Imbiss
  2. 2
    für die unter [1] beschriebene Mahlzeit vorgesehene Pause am Vor- oder Nachmittag
  3. 3
    (zumeist abends eingenommene) kalte Mahlzeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Jause appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Weil es schönes Wetter gibt, werden wir auf der Terrasse die Jause servieren.
  2. „Sogar auf die Jause am Nachmittag mit Kaffee und Kuchen hat man im Tagesablauf nicht vergessen.“

This word in other languages

snack(English)tentempié(Español)collation(Français)

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 "Jause"?
"Jause" is spelled J-A-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaʊ̯zə].
What does "Jause" mean?
As a noun, "Jause" means: kleine, zwischen den Hauptmahlzeiten eingenommene, Mahlzeit am Vor- oder Nachmittag; (kleiner) Imbiss
How do you pronounce "Jause"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jause" is [ˈjaʊ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jause" come from?
"Jause" 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 "Jause", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Karos#85,430hülfe#85,386Kinds#85,442kramt#85,473

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list