Laus
German, noun/laʊ̯s/
Laus is spelled L-A-U-S (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laus is a German feminine noun meaning “louse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unspezifisches, kleines, parasitäres Insekt”.
What does Laus mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelouse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unspezifisches, kleines, parasitäres Insekt
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 Laus
- Läuse plural
- Läuschen diminutive neuter
- Läusin feminine rare
- Läusen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Laus?
- /laʊ̯s/
- [laʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Laus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Laus in German?
Laus appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).