# Straus vs Strauss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Straus
*name · frequency rank #41,395*
A surname from German.

### Strauss
*name · IPA /stɹaʊs/ · frequency rank #15,519*
A surname from German.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/straus-vs-strauss