Bauhof

[ˈbaʊ̯ˌhoːf]

/[ˈbaʊ̯ˌhoːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bauhof” is uncommon German (frequency #51,958 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,958
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ort, an dem Material gelagert wird

Key facts for Bauhof
PropertyValue
HeadwordBauhof
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯ˌhoːf]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,958
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bauhof” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bauhof lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bauhof is uncommon German at frequency #51,958 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʊ̯ˌhoːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bauhof, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bauhof, spelled B-A-U-H-O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort, an dem Material gelagert wird
  2. 2
    kommunaler handwerklicher Betrieb

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 "Bauhof"?
"Bauhof" is spelled B-A-U-H-O-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌhoːf].
What does "Bauhof" mean?
As a noun, "Bauhof" means: Ort, an dem Material gelagert wird
How do you pronounce "Bauhof"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bauhof" is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌhoːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bauhof" come from?
"Bauhof" 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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Using “Bauhof”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-A-U-H-O-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbaʊ̯ˌhoːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list