Bauwerk

[ˈbaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk]

/[ˈbaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk]/ noun

The verdict

“Bauwerk” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,316
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Menschen gebauter, ortsfester Gegenstand

Corpus desk

Index DE-bauwerk · Bauwerk · German

Bauwerk · rank #13,316 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,316
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baumwolle

Nearest frequency peer: Baumwolle (-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 „Bauwerk“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bauwerk“ 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).

Bauwerk vs Beiwerk
71% similar
Bauwerk vs Bauwerke
88% similar
Bauwerk vs Bauwerks
88% similar

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

Key facts for Bauwerk
PropertyValue
HeadwordBauwerk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,316
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bauwerk“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bauwerkliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Baumwolle“ (#13,315), „Bebauung“ (#13,317), „aufgemacht“ (#13,314). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bauwerk“ bei #13,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Bauwerk (IPA [ˈbaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,316 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bauwerk, with forms such as "abuwerk", "bauewrk", and "bauwekr". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Beiwerk", "Bauwerke", "Bauwerks", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bauwerk, spelled B-A-U-W-E-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Menschen gebauter, ortsfester Gegenstand
  2. 2
    durch seine architektonische Gestaltung größerer, bedeutender Bau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hier sind alle gewässertechnischen Bauwerke an und in der Elbe verzeichnet.
  2. „Manchmal fand ich mich schon mitten in dem verschlungenen Bauwerk vor, manchmal schritt ich erst durch eine düstere Tannenlandschaft darauf zu.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abuwerk
  • bauewrk
  • bauwekr
  • bauwerkk
  • bauwerrk
  • bauwrek
  • bauwwerk
  • bawuerk
  • bbauwerk
  • buawerk

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bauwerk - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abuwerk2bauewrk2bauwekr2bauwerkk1bauwerrk1bauwrek2bauwwerk1bawuerk2
Edit distance from "Bauwerk"

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 "Bauwerk"?
"Bauwerk" is spelled B-A-U-W-E-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk].
What does "Bauwerk" mean?
As a noun, "Bauwerk" means: von Menschen gebauter, ortsfester Gegenstand
What words are commonly confused with "Bauwerk"?
"Bauwerk" is commonly confused with "Beiwerk", "Bauwerke", "Bauwerks". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bauwerk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bauwerk" is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bauwerk" come from?
"Bauwerk" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list