krause

\ˈkʁaʊ̯zə\

/\ˈkʁaʊ̯zə\/ adj

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The verdict

“krause” is uncommon French (frequency #64,557 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,557
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de kraus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-krause · krause · French

krause · rank #64,557 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,557
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH korn

Nearest frequency peer: korn (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « krause »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « krause » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for krause
PropertyValue
Headwordkrause
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈkʁaʊ̯zə\
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,557
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « krause » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).krausetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « korn » (#64,556), « labours » (#64,558), « Kiefer » (#64,554). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « krause » est au #64,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

krause is uncommon French at frequency #64,557 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈkʁaʊ̯zə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for krause, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is krause, spelled K-R-A-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de kraus.
  2. 2
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de kraus.
  3. 3
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de kraus.
  4. 4
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de kraus.
  5. 5
    Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de kraus.
  6. 6
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de kraus.
  7. 7
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de kraus.
  8. 8
    Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de kraus.
  9. 9
    Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de kraus.

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 "krause"?
"krause" is spelled K-R-A-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkʁaʊ̯zə\.
What does "krause" mean?
As an adjective, "krause" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de kraus.
How do you pronounce "krause"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krause" is \ˈkʁaʊ̯zə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krause" come from?
"krause" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kiefer#64,554Lacaze#64,560ladder#64,561lagoon#64,562

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list