Kaufmanns

/[ˈkaʊ̯fˌmans]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,607

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Kaufmanns is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kaufmann Pronounced [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmans]. Often confused with Kaufmann.

Key facts for Kaufmanns
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaufmanns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaʊ̯fˌmans]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,607
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kaufmanns in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kaufmanns is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmans]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,607 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kaufmann".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kaufmanns, with forms such as "akufmanns", "kafumanns", and "kaufamnns". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kaufmann", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kaufmanns, spelled K-A-U-F-M-A-N-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kaufmann

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akufmanns,kafumanns,kaufamnns,kauffmanns,kaufmannss,kaufmans,kaufmansn,kaufmmanns,kaufmnans,kaumfanns,kkaufmanns,kuafmanns

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kaufmanns

Misspelling Variants of "Kaufmanns"

akufmanns9kafumanns9kaufamnns9kauffmanns10kaufmannss10kaufmans8kaufmansn9kaufmmanns10
Misspelling Variants of "Kaufmanns"

Frequency rank: #37,607 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kaufmanns"?
"Kaufmanns" is spelled K-A-U-F-M-A-N-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmans].
What does "Kaufmanns" mean?
As a noun, "Kaufmanns" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kaufmann
What words are commonly confused with "Kaufmanns"?
"Kaufmanns" is commonly confused with "Kaufmann". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kaufmanns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaufmanns" is [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmans]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaufmanns" come from?
"Kaufmanns" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.