Kasus

[ˈkaːzʊs]

/[ˈkaːzʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kasus” is uncommon German (frequency #59,786 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,786
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorfall, Geschehen, Begebenheit, Erscheinung, Vorkommnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-kasus · Kasus · German

Kasus · rank #59,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,786
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kasperl

Nearest frequency peer: Kasperl (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Kasus”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Kasus” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kasus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKasus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaːzʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Kasus” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kasusliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Kasperl“ (#59,785), „kaschiert“ (#59,784), „kausalen“ (#59,788). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kasus is uncommon German at frequency #59,786 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːzʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kasus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kasus, spelled K-A-S-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorfall, Geschehen, Begebenheit, Erscheinung, Vorkommnis
  2. 2
    grammatischer Fall, Deklinationsform, Beugungsform, grammatische Kategorie der Deklination von Substantiven, Adjektiven, Pronomen und Artikel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Anfang des Jahres ist schließlich auch die amerikanische Steuerbehörde IRS (Internal Revenue Service) aufmerksam geworden. Sie hat festgestellt, dass im SL [Second Life] an ihr vorbei Umsatz gemacht wird. Das bedeutet: Schwarzmarkt. Der Kasus beschäftigt seitdem den Kongress.“
  2. „Das Präsidium wurde mit dem Kasus befasst und bekräftigte den Häckeldecken-Beschluss von 1997, die Liberalen aber blieben halsstarrig.“

Synonyms

Fall

Antonyms

GenusNumerus

This word in other languages

incident(English)caso(Español)événement(Français)caso(Português)

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 "Kasus"?
"Kasus" is spelled K-A-S-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːzʊs].
What does "Kasus" mean?
As a noun, "Kasus" means: Vorfall, Geschehen, Begebenheit, Erscheinung, Vorkommnis
How do you pronounce "Kasus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kasus" is [ˈkaːzʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kasus" come from?
"Kasus" 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 "Kasus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kanji#59,777ivory#59,767Indra#59,756Kyrie#59,824

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list