Kaufs

[kaʊ̯fs]

/[kaʊ̯fs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kaufs” is uncommon German (frequency #58,004 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,004
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kauf

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaufs · Kaufs · German

Kaufs · rank #58,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,004
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kartusche

Nearest frequency peer: Kartusche (-2 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 „Kaufs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaufs
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaufs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʊ̯fs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaufs“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kaufsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kartusche“ (#58,002), „Kellnern“ (#58,006), „Kartellrecht“ (#58,001). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaufs“ bei #58,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaufs is uncommon German at frequency #58,004 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʊ̯fs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kauf".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kaufs in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kaufs, spelled K-A-U-F-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kauf

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 "Kaufs"?
"Kaufs" is spelled K-A-U-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʊ̯fs].
What does "Kaufs" mean?
As a noun, "Kaufs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kauf
How do you pronounce "Kaufs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaufs" is [kaʊ̯fs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaufs" come from?
"Kaufs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Karol#57,999Krain#58,030Idyll#57,973höger#57,969

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list