Kausch
German, noun/kaʊ̯ʃ/
Kausch is spelled K-A-U-S-C-H (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kausch is a German feminine noun meaning “thimble (metal ring protecting a rope)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im engen Sinn eine ringähnliche Verstärkung aus Metall und/oder Kunststoff, die in ein Segel oder Seil…”.
What does Kausch mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethimble (metal ring protecting a rope)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. im engen Sinn eine ringähnliche Verstärkung aus Metall und/oder Kunststoff, die in ein Segel oder Seil eingearbeitet wird, woraus ein Auge entsteht; im weiteren Sinn synonym für dieses verstärkte Auge gebraucht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kausch
- Kauschen plural
- Kausche alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kausch?
- /kaʊ̯ʃ/
- [kaʊ̯ʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kausch in German?
Kausch appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).