taub
German, adjective/taʊ̯p/
taub is spelled T-A-U-B (4 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taub is a German adjective meaning “deaf (not hearing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “absolut gehörlos, nicht hörend”.
What does taub mean in English?
adjective
- 1
deaf (not hearing)
taub auf einem Ohr
- 2
numb
- 3
empty
taube Nuss
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. absolut gehörlos, nicht hörend 2. für einen Moment schlechter oder nicht hörend 3. empfindungslos, gefühllos, betäubt 4. eine Identität als taube Person habend, der Taubenkultur zugehörig
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 taub
- tauber masculine nominative singular
- am taubsten superlative
- taube feminine nominative singular
- taubes neuter nominative singular
- tauben genitive masculine singular
- taubem dative masculine singular
- der taube definite includes-article masculine
- die taube definite feminine includes-article
- das taube definite includes-article neuter
- die tauben definite includes-article nominative
- des tauben definite genitive includes-article
- der tauben definite feminine genitive
- dem tauben dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taub?
- /taʊ̯p/
- [taʊ̯p]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to taub
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is taub in German?
taub appears 2.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).