Kauffmann

[ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]

/[ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]/ name

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The verdict

“Kauffmann” is uncommon German (frequency #70,447 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,447
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-kauffmann · Kauffmann · German

Kauffmann · rank #70,447 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,447
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katastrophenf…

Nearest frequency peer: Katastrophenfall (-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 „Kauffmann“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kauffmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordKauffmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,447
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kauffmann“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kauffmannfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Katastrophenfall“ (#70,446), „Kaufpreise“ (#70,448), „Kastilien“ (#70,445). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kauffmann“ bei #70,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kauffmann is uncommon German at frequency #70,447 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kauffmann in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kauffmann, spelled K-A-U-F-F-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Kauffmann ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Kauffmann wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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 "Kauffmann"?
"Kauffmann" is spelled K-A-U-F-F-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʊ̯fˌman].
What does "Kauffmann" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kauffmann" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Kauffmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kauffmann" is [ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kastilien#70,445Kiesgrube#70,452Kirchlein#70,456Komikerin#70,472

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list