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Anbau

German, noun/ˈanbaʊ̯/

Anbau is spelled A-N-B-A-U (5 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anbau is a German masculine noun meaning “cultivation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kultivierung von Nutz- oder Zierpflanzen”.

What does Anbau mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecultivation

  2. 2

    masculineextension, annex

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Kultivierung von Nutz- oder Zierpflanzen 2. bauliche Tätigkeit zur Erweiterung eines Bauwerks

noun: 1. angefügter Gebäudeteil

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Anbau

  • Anbaues genitive
  • Anbaus genitive
  • Anbauten plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Anbau?

  • /ˈanbaʊ̯/
  • [ˈʔanbaʊ̯]
  • [ˈanˌbaʊ̯]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Anbau in German?

Anbau appears 11 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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