Bauherr

/[ˈbaʊ̯ˌhɛʁ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,642

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Bauherr is aGermannoun. It means: Person oder Instanz, die ein Bauvorhaben in Auftrag gegeben hat Pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯ˌhɛʁ]. Often confused with Bauwerk and Bauherrn.

Key facts for Bauherr
PropertyValue
HeadwordBauherr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯ˌhɛʁ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,642
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bauherr is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaʊ̯ˌhɛʁ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,642 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Person oder Instanz, die ein Bauvorhaben in Auftrag gegeben hat".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Bauherr, with forms such as "abuherr", "bahuerr", and "bauehrr". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Bauwerk", "Bauherrn", "Bauherren", 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 Bauherr, spelled B-A-U-H-E-R-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person oder Instanz, die ein Bauvorhaben in Auftrag gegeben hat

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abuherr,bahuerr,bauehrr,bauher,bauhherr,bauhrer,bbauherr,buaherr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bauherr

Misspelling Variants of "Bauherr"

abuherr7bahuerr7bauehrr7bauher6bauhherr8bauhrer7bbauherr8buaherr7
Misspelling Variants of "Bauherr"

Frequency rank: #22,642 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bauherr"?
"Bauherr" is spelled B-A-U-H-E-R-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌhɛʁ].
What does "Bauherr" mean?
As a noun, "Bauherr" means: Person oder Instanz, die ein Bauvorhaben in Auftrag gegeben hat
What words are commonly confused with "Bauherr"?
"Bauherr" is commonly confused with "Bauwerk", "Bauherrn", "Bauherren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bauherr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bauherr" is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌhɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bauherr" come from?
"Bauherr" 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.