besetztes Haus
[bəˌzɛt͡stəs ˈhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“besetztes Haus” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - leer stehendes Haus, das unrechtmäßig besetzt wurde, von Personen in Beschlag genommen wurde ohne Miete zu zahlen oder Eigentümer zu sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | besetztes Haus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˌzɛt͡stəs ˈhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “besetztes Haus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for besetztes Haus is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˌzɛt͡stəs ˈhaʊ̯s]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "leer stehendes Haus, das unrechtmäßig besetzt wurde, von Personen in Beschlag genommen wurde ohne Miete zu zahlen oder Eigentümer zu sein".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for besetztes Haus, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is besetztes Haus, spelled B-E-S-E-T-Z-T-E-S- -H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1leer stehendes Haus, das unrechtmäßig besetzt wurde, von Personen in Beschlag genommen wurde ohne Miete zu zahlen oder Eigentümer zu sein
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “besetztes Haus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-E-T-Z-T-E-S- -H-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˌzɛt͡stəs ˈhaʊ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.