Kaution
German, noun/kaʊ̯ˈt͡si̯oːn/
Kaution is spelled K-A-U-T-I-O-N (7 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written German, the 15,068th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kaution is a German feminine noun meaning “bail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine vereinbarte Sicherheitsleistung”.
What does Kaution mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebail
- 2
femininerarecaution
- 3
femininesecurity deposit, damage deposit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine vereinbarte Sicherheitsleistung 2. Geldsumme, die als Bürgschaft für die zwischenzeitliche Freilassung eines Häftlings hinterlegt wird
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 Kaution
- Kautionen plural
- Caution alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kaution?
- /kaʊ̯ˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [kaʊ̯ˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kaution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kaution in German?
Kaution appears 3.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).