lausen
[ˈlaʊ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“lausen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (jemanden) mit der Hand entlausen (von Läusen befreien)
Corpus desk
Index DE-lausen · lausen · German
lausen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lausen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈlaʊ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lausen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lausen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lausen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is lausen, spelled L-A-U-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1(jemanden) mit der Hand entlausen (von Läusen befreien)
- 2(einem Anderen) das Fell pflegen (dabei werden, falls vorhanden, Hautparasiten, ansonsten andere Verunreinigungen entfernt)
- 3einen Pelz von der Haarseite aus auf Schadstellen prüfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lausen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nun hat die Prinzessin einen Tag um den andern den Mann ohne Leib lausen müssen und dabei fragte sie ihn denn einmal aus
Sie krauen sich, / Sie zausen sich, / Sie hauen sich, / Sie lausen sich
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.