Bauaufsicht
German, noun/ˈbaʊ̯ʔaʊ̯fzɪçt/
Bauaufsicht is spelled B-A-U-A-U-F-S-I-C-H-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bauaufsicht is a German feminine noun meaning “construction supervision” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tätigkeit, die sicherstellt, das geltendes Recht beim Bauen eingehalten wird”.
What does Bauaufsicht mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconstruction supervision
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tätigkeit, die sicherstellt, das geltendes Recht beim Bauen eingehalten wird 2. Behörde zur Genehmigung, Beobachtung, Kontrolle, Überwachung und baurechtliche Abnahme von Bauvorhaben
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 Bauaufsicht
- Bauaufsichten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bauaufsicht?
- /ˈbaʊ̯ʔaʊ̯fzɪçt/
- [ˈbaʊ̯ʔaʊ̯fˌzɪçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bauaufsicht in German?
Bauaufsicht appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).