Bausparkasse

[ˈbaʊ̯ʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə]

/[ˈbaʊ̯ʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bausparkasse” is uncommon German (frequency #57,696 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,696
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kreditinstitut, das auf die Finanzierung von Wohnungsbau spezialisiert ist

Key facts for Bausparkasse
PropertyValue
HeadwordBausparkasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯ʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#57,696
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bausparkasse” 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). Bausparkasse 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

Bausparkasse is uncommon German at frequency #57,696 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʊ̯ʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kreditinstitut, das auf die Finanzierung von Wohnungsbau spezialisiert ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Bausparkasse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Bausparkasse, spelled B-A-U-S-P-A-R-K-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kreditinstitut, das auf die Finanzierung von Wohnungsbau spezialisiert ist

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 "Bausparkasse"?
"Bausparkasse" is spelled B-A-U-S-P-A-R-K-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯ʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə].
What does "Bausparkasse" mean?
As a noun, "Bausparkasse" means: Kreditinstitut, das auf die Finanzierung von Wohnungsbau spezialisiert ist
How do you pronounce "Bausparkasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bausparkasse" is [ˈbaʊ̯ʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bausparkasse" come from?
"Bausparkasse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Bausparkasse”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-A-U-S-P-A-R-K-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbaʊ̯ʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list