Plauze
[ˈplaʊ̯t͡sə]
The verdict
“Plauze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - dicker Bauch, der in starkem ästhetischen Gegensatz zum sonstigen Körperbau steht und deshalb besonders auffällt
Corpus desk
Index DE-plauze · Plauze · German
Plauze · 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 "P" 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 | Plauze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈplaʊ̯t͡sə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Plauze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Plauze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈplaʊ̯t͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dicker Bauch, der in starkem ästhetischen Gegensatz zum sonstigen Körperbau steht und deshalb besonders auffällt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Plauze in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Plauze, spelled P-L-A-U-Z-E.
Definition
- 1dicker Bauch, der in starkem ästhetischen Gegensatz zum sonstigen Körperbau steht und deshalb besonders auffällt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Plauze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mann, der hat aber 'ne Plauze!
„Ihre am Strand in den Himmel ragenden Plauzen sind – wie die Betonklötze hinter ihnen – gewiss Zeichen mustergültigen Wachstums.“
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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.