baufällig
[ˈbaʊ̯ˌfɛlɪç]
The verdict
“baufällig” is uncommon German (frequency #67,020 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,020
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - baulich nicht mehr stabil, meist vom Einsturz bedroht und daher Arbeiten zur Instandsetzung benötigend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baufällig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbaʊ̯ˌfɛlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #67,020 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “baufällig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
baufällig is uncommon German at frequency #67,020 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbaʊ̯ˌfɛlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "baulich nicht mehr stabil, meist vom Einsturz bedroht und daher Arbeiten zur Instandsetzung benötigend".
Zero misspellings are on record for baufällig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is baufällig, spelled B-A-U-F-Ä-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1baulich nicht mehr stabil, meist vom Einsturz bedroht und daher Arbeiten zur Instandsetzung benötigend
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “baufällig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-A-U-F-Ä-L-L-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.