Behausung
German, noun/bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ/
Behausung is spelled B-E-H-A-U-S-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,845th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Behausung is a German feminine noun meaning “dwelling, abode” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einfache, schlichte, manchmal notdürftige Unterkunft”.
What does Behausung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedwelling, abode
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einfache, schlichte, manchmal notdürftige Unterkunft
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 Behausung
- Behausungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Behausung?
- /bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ/
- [bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Behausung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Behausung in German?
Behausung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).