Behausung

[bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ]

/[bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Behausung” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,797. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,797
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einfache, schlichte, manchmal notdürftige Unterkunft

Corpus desk

Index DE-behausung · Behausung · German

Behausung · rank #45,797 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,797
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH behandelnde

Nearest frequency peer: behandelnde (-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 „Behausung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Behausung“ 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).

Behausung vs Betäubung
67% similar
Behausung vs Bebauung
78% similar
Behausung vs Behauptung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Behausung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBehausung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,797
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Behausung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Behausungliegt 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: „behandelnde“ (#45,796), „beherzigen“ (#45,798), „behaltet“ (#45,795). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Behausung“ bei #45,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Behausung (IPA [bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,797 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einfache, schlichte, manchmal notdürftige Unterkunft".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Behausung, with forms such as "bbehausung", "beahusung", and "behasuung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Betäubung", "Bebauung", "Behauptung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Behausung, spelled B-E-H-A-U-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    einfache, schlichte, manchmal notdürftige Unterkunft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Inneren der Behausung hieß ihn Orwo auf einem niedrigen Sitz, einer langen, mit Rentierfellen bedeckten Bohle, Platz nehmen.“
  2. „Im Lauf der Wochen wurde die Katze mit Fyssts Behausung immer vertrauter und in ihrer Beziehung zu Fysst selbst immer kecker.“

This word in other languages

dwelling(English)vivienda(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbehausung
  • beahusung
  • behasuung
  • behausnug
  • behaussung
  • behausugn
  • behausungg
  • behausunng
  • behauusng
  • behhausung
  • behuasung
  • bheausung
  • ebhausung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Behausung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbehausung1beahusung2behasuung2behausnug2behaussung1behausugn2behausungg1behausunng1
Edit distance from "Behausung"

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 "Behausung"?
"Behausung" is spelled B-E-H-A-U-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ].
What does "Behausung" mean?
As a noun, "Behausung" means: einfache, schlichte, manchmal notdürftige Unterkunft
What words are commonly confused with "Behausung"?
"Behausung" is commonly confused with "Betäubung", "Bebauung", "Behauptung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Behausung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Behausung" is [bəˈhaʊ̯zʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Behausung" come from?
"Behausung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list