kaas

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The verdict

“kaas” is uncommon German (frequency #74,748 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,748
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Käse

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaas · kaas · German

kaas · rank #74,748 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,748
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kadi

Nearest frequency peer: Kadi (+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 „kaas“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kaas
PropertyValue
Headwordkaas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#74,748
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kaas“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kadi“ (#74,749), „jordanischen“ (#74,746), „Kalbe“ (#74,750). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kaas“ bei #74,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kaas is uncommon German at frequency #74,748 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Käse".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kaas, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kaas, spelled K-A-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Käse

This word in other languages

cheese(English)fromage(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 "kaas"?
"kaas" is spelled K-A-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "kaas" mean?
As a noun, "kaas" means: Käse
How do you pronounce "kaas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kaas" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kaas" come from?
"kaas" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kadi#74,749impf#74,727kite#74,769Koje#74,780

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list