Klause
German, noun/ˈklaʊ̯zə/
Klause is spelled K-L-A-U-S-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 70,098th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klause is a German feminine noun meaning “cell in a monastery / convent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Behausung eines Einsiedlers, Einsiedelei”.
What does Klause mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecell in a monastery / convent
- 2
femininehermitage (house of a hermit)
- 3
feminineinformala small room or dwelling, usually snug and quiet
Du hast ja hier oben ’ne ganz nette Klause!
- 4
femininealternative form of Klaus (“kloyz”)
- 5
femininegorge, narrow pass
- 6
feminineweir, dam, sluice; (by extension) a dammed-up body of water
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Behausung eines Einsiedlers, Einsiedelei 2. kleine Wohnung, kleines Zimmer, in dem man ungestört ist 3. Schlucht, Talenge, Engpass (besonders in den Alpen) 4. Klosterzelle
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 Klause
- Klausen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Klause?
- /ˈklaʊ̯zə/
- [ˈklaʊ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Klause
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Klause in German?
Klause appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).