Kauz

[kaʊ̯t͡s]

/[kaʊ̯t͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kauz” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,381 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#66,381
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vertreter einiger Eulengattungen

Key facts for Kauz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKauz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʊ̯t͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#66,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kauz” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kauz lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kauz is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaʊ̯t͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,381 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kauz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. The correct German form is Kauz, spelled K-A-U-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter einiger Eulengattungen
  2. 2
    eigenartiger (aber nicht unsympathischer) Mensch

Synonyms

AußenseiterEigenbrötlerExzentrikerSonderlingSpinner

Antonyms

KonformistNormalo

This word in other languages

tawny owl(English)cárabo(Español)chouette(Français)

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 "Kauz"?
"Kauz" is spelled K-A-U-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʊ̯t͡s].
What does "Kauz" mean?
As a noun, "Kauz" means: Vertreter einiger Eulengattungen
How do you pronounce "Kauz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kauz" is [kaʊ̯t͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kauz" come from?
"Kauz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Kauz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-U-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaʊ̯t͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list