bauen
[ˈbaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“bauen” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,315
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas errichten, herstellen (Gebäude, Straßen und Ähnliches)
Corpus desk
Index DE-bauen · bauen · German
bauen · rank #1,315 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,315
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 72,680
- PHOTO-FINISH Autos
Nearest frequency peer: Autos (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “bauen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- aktuellen
aktuellen
98,689 corpus weight
- antworten
antworten
98,688 corpus weight
- Autos
Autos
98,687 corpus weight
- bauen
bauen
98,686 corpus weight
- besondere
besondere
98,685 corpus weight
- bieten
bieten
98,684 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “bauen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈbaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,315 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bauen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around bauen (IPA [ˈbaʊ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,315 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bauen, with forms such as "abuen", "baeun", and "bauenn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Baum", "baut", "blue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bauen, spelled B-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas errichten, herstellen (Gebäude, Straßen und Ähnliches)
- 2ein Gerät, einen Gegenstand herstellen
- 3sein Eigenheim bauen^([1])
- 4Ausbesserungsarbeiten an Bauwerken vornehmen, ausführen
- 5sich auf etwas/jemanden verlassen, mit etwas/jemandem rechnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Klaus baut ein Haus.
Hier soll eine Umgehungsstraße gebaut werden.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abuen
- baeun
- bauenn
- baune
- bbauen
- buaen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bauen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bauen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.