Backsteinbau

[ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nˌbaʊ̯]

/[ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Backsteinbau” is uncommon German (frequency #99,516 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,516
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebäude, das aus Backsteinen, beziehungsweise aus Backsteinmauerwerken errichtet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-backsteinbau · Backsteinbau · German

Backsteinbau · rank #99,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,516
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bachblüten

Nearest frequency peer: Bachblüten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Backsteinbau“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Backsteinbau“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Backsteinbau
PropertyValue
HeadwordBacksteinbau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nˌbaʊ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Backsteinbau“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Backsteinbaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bachblüten“ (#99,515), „badende“ (#99,517), „babysitten“ (#99,514). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Backsteinbau“ bei #99,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Backsteinbau is uncommon German at frequency #99,516 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebäude, das aus Backsteinen, beziehungsweise aus Backsteinmauerwerken errichtet ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Backsteinbau, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Backsteinbau, spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-E-I-N-B-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebäude, das aus Backsteinen, beziehungsweise aus Backsteinmauerwerken errichtet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Backsteinbau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Am Rand der Hauptstadt erstreckt sich ein roter Backsteinbau über ein altes preußisches Kasernengelände, hier sitzt die Deutsche Rohstoffagentur, kurz Dera.
  2. „Der Park lädt zum Verweilen ein, und gegenüber dem Schloss bleibt das neugierige Auge an einem frisch sanierten Backsteinbau hängen.“

Synonyms

BacksteinbauwerkBacksteingebäude

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Backsteinbau"?
"Backsteinbau" is spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-E-I-N-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Backsteinbau" mean?
As a noun, "Backsteinbau" means: Gebäude, das aus Backsteinen, beziehungsweise aus Backsteinmauerwerken errichtet ist
How do you pronounce "Backsteinbau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Backsteinbau" is [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Backsteinbau" come from?
"Backsteinbau" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list