Bauwerk
German, noun[ˈbaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk]
Bauwerk is spelled B-A-U-W-E-R-K (7 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written German, the 13,339th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bauwerk is a German neuter noun meaning “building, edifice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von Menschen gebauter, ortsfester Gegenstand”.
What does Bauwerk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbuilding, edifice
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von Menschen gebauter, ortsfester Gegenstand 2. durch seine architektonische Gestaltung größerer, bedeutender Bau
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 Bauwerk
- Bauwerkes genitive
- Bauwerks genitive
- Bauwerke plural
- Bauwerken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bauwerk?
- [ˈbaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bauwerk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bauwerk in German?
Bauwerk appears 4.5 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).