Baustoff

[ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɔf]

/[ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɔf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Baustoff” is uncommon German (frequency #50,309 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,309
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Material, das bei der Herstellung von Bauwerken verwendet werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-baustoff · Baustoff · German

Baustoff · rank #50,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,309
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beachtlicher

Nearest frequency peer: beachtlicher (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Baustoff“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Baustoff“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Baustoff
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaustoff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɔf]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Baustoff“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Baustofffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „beachtlicher“ (#50,310), „beaver“ (#50,311), „barbarisch“ (#50,306). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Baustoff“ bei #50,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Baustoff is uncommon German at frequency #50,309 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɔf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Material, das bei der Herstellung von Bauwerken verwendet werden kann".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Baustoff in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Baustoff, spelled B-A-U-S-T-O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Material, das bei der Herstellung von Bauwerken verwendet werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Um ein Haus zu errichten, benötigt man viele verschiedene Baustoffe.

Synonyms

BaumaterialWerkstoff

This word in other languages

material(English)matériau de construction(Français)

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 "Baustoff"?
"Baustoff" is spelled B-A-U-S-T-O-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɔf].
What does "Baustoff" mean?
As a noun, "Baustoff" means: Material, das bei der Herstellung von Bauwerken verwendet werden kann
How do you pronounce "Baustoff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baustoff" is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɔf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Baustoff" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beginner#50,313beginnst#50,314belegbar#50,317aufhörst#50,287

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list