Karausche
German, noun/kaˈʁaʊ̯ʃə/
Karausche is spelled K-A-R-A-U-S-C-H-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written German, the 334,656th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Karausche is a German feminine noun meaning “crucian carp (Carassius carassius)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zu den Karpfenfischen gehörender Süßwasserfisch mit einem kurzen und hohen Körper, der mit großen Schuppen…”.
What does Karausche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrucian carp (Carassius carassius)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zu den Karpfenfischen gehörender Süßwasserfisch mit einem kurzen und hohen Körper, der mit großen Schuppen bedeckt ist (Carassius carassius)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Karausche
- Karauschen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Karausche?
- /kaˈʁaʊ̯ʃə/
- [kaˈʁaʊ̯ʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Karausche in German?
Karausche appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).