Bungalow
[ˈbʊŋɡaˌlo]
The verdict
“Bungalow” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,682
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eingeschossiges Haus in leichter Bauweise, oft mit flachem Dach, für Wohnzwecke (teilweise als Sommerhaus) oder andere Nutzungen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bungalow |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʊŋɡaˌlo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #35,682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bungalow” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Bungalow (IPA [ˈbʊŋɡaˌlo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,682 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bungalow, with forms such as "bbungalow", "bnugalow", and "bugnalow". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bungalow, spelled B-U-N-G-A-L-O-W.
Definition
- 1eingeschossiges Haus in leichter Bauweise, oft mit flachem Dach, für Wohnzwecke (teilweise als Sommerhaus) oder andere Nutzungen
- 2leichtes, eingeschossiges Wohnhaus in tropischen oder subtropischen Regionen Asiens
- 3kleines Wochenendhaus auf dem Land, in einem Garten oder in der Natur
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbungalow
- bnugalow
- bugnalow
- bunaglow
- bungallow
- bungaloww
- bungalwo
- bungaolw
- bunggalow
- bunglaow
- bunngalow
- ubngalow
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bungalow - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Bungalow”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-U-N-G-A-L-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbʊŋɡaˌlo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.