Taus

[taʊ̯s]

/[taʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Taus” is uncommon German (frequency #96,352 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,352
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tau

Corpus desk

Index DE-taus · Taus · German

Taus · rank #96,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,352
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tauschbörsen

Nearest frequency peer: Tauschbörsen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Taus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Taus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taus
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taʊ̯s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#96,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tausfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tauschbörsen“ (#96,353), „taugte“ (#96,350), „tappe“ (#96,349). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taus“ bei #96,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taus is uncommon German at frequency #96,352 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [taʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tau".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Taus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Taus, spelled T-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tau

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 "Taus"?
"Taus" is spelled T-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [taʊ̯s].
What does "Taus" mean?
As a noun, "Taus" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tau
How do you pronounce "Taus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taus" is [taʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taus" come from?
"Taus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Taus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suri#96,336sexe#96,250vini#96,469wenk#96,515

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list