chaus
cha·us/ˈkeɪ.ʌs/noun
chaus is spelled C-H-A-U-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables (cha·us). It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chaus means “Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chaus is chauses.
How many letters and syllables are in chaus?
| Letters | 5: C-H-A-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cha·us |
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chaus?
Chaus appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chaus?
- /ˈkeɪ.ʌs/
Chaus has 2 syllables, split cha·us in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chaus
- chauses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chaus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedSynonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus)
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of chaus; obsolete spelling of chiaus.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Chaus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chaus come from?
From New Latin chaus, from a native, probably Turkic, name; compare Nogai кавыс (kavıs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).