Bethaus
[ˈbeːtˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Bethaus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der im Alten Testament erwähnte Tempel der Israeliten, die Synagoge
Corpus desk
Index DE-bethaus · Bethaus · German
Bethaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bethaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbeːtˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bethaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bethaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbeːtˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Bethaus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bethaus, spelled B-E-T-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1der im Alten Testament erwähnte Tempel der Israeliten, die Synagoge
- 2ein oft einfacher, provisorischer Kirchenbau, der in der Regel keinen Glockenturm aufweist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bethaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Neustadter Bethaus waren die Kerzen und Gaslampen bereits angezündet.“
„Bald wurden alle Hauskapellen im merowingischen Frankenreich so genannt, und schließlich wurde diese Bezeichnung auf alle kleinen Bethäuser übertragen.“
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.