kaufst

/[kaʊ̯fst]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,844

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

kaufst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kaufen Pronounced [kaʊ̯fst]. Often confused with kaut and Kunst.

Key facts for kaufst
PropertyValue
Headwordkaufst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaʊ̯fst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,844
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kaufst is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaʊ̯fst]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,844 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kaufen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for kaufst, with forms such as "akufst", "kafust", and "kauffst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "kaut", "Kunst", "kauft", and more, 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 kaufst, spelled K-A-U-F-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kaufen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akufst,kafust,kauffst,kaufsst,kaufstt,kaufts,kausft,kkaufst,kuafst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kaufst

Misspelling Variants of "kaufst"

akufst6kafust6kauffst7kaufsst7kaufstt7kaufts6kausft6kkaufst7
Misspelling Variants of "kaufst"

Frequency rank: #14,844 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kaufst"?
"kaufst" is spelled K-A-U-F-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʊ̯fst].
What does "kaufst" mean?
As a verb, "kaufst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kaufen
What words are commonly confused with "kaufst"?
"kaufst" is commonly confused with "kaut", "Kunst", "kauft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kaufst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kaufst" is [kaʊ̯fst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kaufst" come from?
"kaufst" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.