anbauen

/[ˈanˌbaʊ̯ən]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,742

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

anbauen is aGermanverb. It means: (etwas, ein zusätzliches Gebäudeteil) einem Gebäude hinzufügen Pronounced [ˈanˌbaʊ̯ən]. Often confused with Angaben and Anlagen.

Key facts for anbauen
PropertyValue
Headwordanbauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌbaʊ̯ən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,742
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of anbauen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anbauen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌbaʊ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,742 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for anbauen, with forms such as "abnauen", "anabuen", and "anbaeun". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Angaben", "Anlagen", "ansagen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is anbauen, spelled A-N-B-A-U-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (etwas, ein zusätzliches Gebäudeteil) einem Gebäude hinzufügen
  2. 2
    (Nutzpflanzen) auf einem Feld oder einem Beet anpflanzen, um sie später zu ernten
  3. 3
    (ein Gebäude) durch Baumaßnahmen erweitern
  4. 4
    an einem Ort sesshaft werden

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abnauen,anabuen,anbaeun,anbauenn,anbaune,anbbauen,anbuaen,annbauen,nabauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anbauen

Misspelling Variants of "anbauen"

abnauen7anabuen7anbaeun7anbauenn8anbaune7anbbauen8anbuaen7annbauen8
Misspelling Variants of "anbauen"

Frequency rank: #26,742 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anbauen"?
"anbauen" is spelled A-N-B-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌbaʊ̯ən].
What does "anbauen" mean?
As a verb, "anbauen" means: (etwas, ein zusätzliches Gebäudeteil) einem Gebäude hinzufügen
What words are commonly confused with "anbauen"?
"anbauen" is commonly confused with "Angaben", "Anlagen", "ansagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anbauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anbauen" is [ˈanˌbaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anbauen" come from?
"anbauen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.