Kauf
\kaʊ̯f\
The verdict
“Kauf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Achat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kauf · Kauf · French
Kauf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kauf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʊ̯f\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Kauf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʊ̯f\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Kauf in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Kauf, spelled K-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1Achat.
- 2La chose achetée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Kauf einer Sache im Internet kann innerhalb von zwei Wochen widerrufen werden.
(Die Informationen) müssen in jedem Fall vor dem Kauf und in klarer und verständlicher Weise dargeboten werden.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.