Baustelle

[ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɛlə]

/[ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɛlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Baustelle” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,507
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort, an dem ein ortsfester Gegenstand errichtet oder verändert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-baustelle · Baustelle · German

Baustelle · rank #6,507 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,507
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgeht

Nearest frequency peer: ausgeht (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Baustelle“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Baustelle“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Baustelle vs Bauteile
78% similar
Baustelle vs bestelle
67% similar
Baustelle vs Baustellen
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Baustelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaustelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɛlə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,507
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Baustelle“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Baustelleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausgeht“ (#6,506), „Begriffen“ (#6,508), „Auseinandersetzungen“ (#6,505). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Baustelle“ bei #6,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Baustelle (IPA [ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,507 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Baustelle, with forms such as "abustelle", "basutelle", and "bausetlle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Bauteile", "bestelle", "Baustellen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Baustelle, spelled B-A-U-S-T-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort, an dem ein ortsfester Gegenstand errichtet oder verändert wird
  2. 2
    Betätigungsfeld, Zuständigkeit, eine in Umbau befindliche Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Baustelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf der Baustelle wurde noch bis zuletzt gearbeitet.
  2. „Ab hier kannte ich eine noch bessere Abkürzung durch ein Loch im Zaun einer Baustelle.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abustelle
  • basutelle
  • bausetlle
  • bausstelle
  • baustele
  • baustelel
  • baustlele
  • bausttelle
  • bautselle
  • bbaustelle
  • buastelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Baustelle - 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.

abustelle2basutelle2bausetlle2bausstelle1baustele1baustelel2baustlele2bausttelle1
Edit distance from "Baustelle"

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 "Baustelle"?
"Baustelle" is spelled B-A-U-S-T-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɛlə].
What does "Baustelle" mean?
As a noun, "Baustelle" means: Ort, an dem ein ortsfester Gegenstand errichtet oder verändert wird
What words are commonly confused with "Baustelle"?
"Baustelle" is commonly confused with "Bauteile", "bestelle", "Baustellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Baustelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baustelle" is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Baustelle" come from?
"Baustelle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Baustelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list