caus

\ˈkaws\

/\ˈkaws\/ adj

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The verdict

“caus” is uncommon French (frequency #85,554 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,554
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de cau.

Key facts for caus
PropertyValue
Headwordcaus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈkaws\
Letters4
Frequency rank#85,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “caus” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). caus lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

caus is uncommon French at frequency #85,554 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈkaws\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de cau.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for caus, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is caus, spelled C-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de cau.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caus"?
"caus" is spelled C-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkaws\.
What does "caus" mean?
As an adjective, "caus" means: Masculin pluriel de cau.
How do you pronounce "caus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caus" is \ˈkaws\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caus" come from?
"caus" is a French 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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Using “caus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈkaws\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list