how to pronounce maus

/maʊ̯s/

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maus is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of maus in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… und ja ich war bei michael maus der ist …”

meanings of maus

noun:

Mouse (animal).
Mouse (computer input device).

maus frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word maus occurs in german on average 29.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.