Baustelle
German, noun/ˈbaʊ̯ʃtɛlə/
Baustelle is spelled B-A-U-S-T-E-L-L-E (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baustelle is a German feminine noun meaning “building site, construction site” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ort, an dem ein ortsfester Gegenstand errichtet oder verändert wird”.
What does Baustelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebuilding site, construction site
- 2
femininematter
Dies ist nicht meine Baustelle.
- 3
feminineunfinished work, area that needs to be addressed
Es gibt noch wichtigere Baustellen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ort, an dem ein ortsfester Gegenstand errichtet oder verändert wird 2. Betätigungsfeld, Zuständigkeit, eine in Umbau befindliche Sache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Baustelle
- Baustellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Baustelle?
- /ˈbaʊ̯ʃtɛlə/
- [ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Baustelle in German?
Baustelle appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).