Kaufmann

[ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]

/[ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kaufmann” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,077
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inhaber eines Handelsbetriebes, oder Fachkraft in einem solchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaufmann · Kaufmann · German

Kaufmann · rank #6,077 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,077
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Japanischen

Nearest frequency peer: Japanischen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kaufmann“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kaufmann“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kaufmann vs Kaufmanns
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kaufmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaufmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,077
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kaufmann“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kaufmannliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Japanischen“ (#6,076), „Koblenz“ (#6,078), „ISBN“ (#6,075). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaufmann“ bei #6,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Kaufmann (IPA [ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,077 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inhaber eines Handelsbetriebes, oder Fachkraft in einem solchen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kaufmann, with forms such as "akufmann", "kafumann", and "kaufamnn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kaufmanns", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Kaufmann, spelled K-A-U-F-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inhaber eines Handelsbetriebes, oder Fachkraft in einem solchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nicht jeder, der sich Kaufmann nennt, ist tatsächlich diesem Beruf zuzuordnen. Der Beruf des Kaufmanns ist derart vielfältig, dass die schlichte Bezeichnung ‚Kaufmann‘ nur eine grobe Richtung gibt und eine präzisere Einordnung wünschenswert bleibt.“
  2. „So sind die Kammern für Handelssachen immer zuständig für sämtliche Klagen gegen Kaufmänner i. S. d. dt. HGB, also etwa für sämtliche Verletzungsklagen gegen Kaufmänner, und für sämtliche marken-, kennzeichen- und designrechtlichen Klagen sowie für lauterkeitsrechtliche Klagen.“

Synonyms

GeschäftsmannHandelsgewerbetreibenderHandeltreibenderHandelstreibender

This word in other languages

merchant(English)comerciante(Español)commerçant(Français)comerciante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akufmann
  • kafumann
  • kaufamnn
  • kauffmann
  • kaufman
  • kaufmmann
  • kaufmnan
  • kaumfann
  • kkaufmann
  • kuafmann

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kaufmann - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

akufmann2kafumann2kaufamnn2kauffmann1kaufman1kaufmmann1kaufmnan2kaumfann2
Edit distance from "Kaufmann"

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 "Kaufmann"?
"Kaufmann" is spelled K-A-U-F-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʊ̯fˌman].
What does "Kaufmann" mean?
As a noun, "Kaufmann" means: Inhaber eines Handelsbetriebes, oder Fachkraft in einem solchen
What words are commonly confused with "Kaufmann"?
"Kaufmann" is commonly confused with "Kaufmanns". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kaufmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaufmann" is [ˈkaʊ̯fˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaufmann" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Handys10 variantsfliehen10 variantsPariser10 variantsbemühen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list