Plausch

[plaʊ̯ʃ]

/[plaʊ̯ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Plausch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,157 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,157
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einfaches Alltagsgespräch; eine gemütliche Unterhaltung

Key facts for Plausch
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlausch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plaʊ̯ʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Plausch” 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). Plausch 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 Plausch is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [plaʊ̯ʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,157 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einfaches Alltagsgespräch; eine gemütliche Unterhaltung".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Plausch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Plausch, spelled P-L-A-U-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    einfaches Alltagsgespräch; eine gemütliche Unterhaltung

Synonyms

AlltagsgesprächPlaudereiPlauscherlSmalltalk

This word in other languages

bavardage(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 "Plausch"?
"Plausch" is spelled P-L-A-U-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [plaʊ̯ʃ].
What does "Plausch" mean?
As a noun, "Plausch" means: einfaches Alltagsgespräch; eine gemütliche Unterhaltung
How do you pronounce "Plausch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plausch" is [plaʊ̯ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plausch" come from?
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Using “Plausch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-L-A-U-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [plaʊ̯ʃ] (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