erbauen
German, verb/ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ən/
erbauen is spelled E-R-B-A-U-E-N (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbauen is a German verb meaning “to build, erect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für Bauwerke”.
What does erbauen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to build, erect
- 2
to entertain, elevate
- 3
to edify
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. für Bauwerke: 2. ein (größeres) Bauwerk errichten beziehungsweise errichten lassen 3. innerlich erbauen: 4. sich durch etwas erfreuen oder besinnen; sich innerlich erheben lassen
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 erbauen
- erbaut present singular third-person
- erbaute past
- haben auxiliary
- erbauend participle present
- erbaue first-person indicative present
- erbaust indicative present second-person
- erbauest second-person singular subjunctive
- erbauet plural second-person subjunctive
- erbauten first-person indicative plural
- erbautest indicative preterite second-person
- erbautet indicative plural preterite
- erbau imperative second-person singular
- habe erbaut first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben erbaut first-person indicative multiword-construction
- erbaue! imperative singular
- erbaut! imperative plural
- erbauet! imperative plural
- erbaut haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erbauen?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ən/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erbauen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erbauen in German?
erbauen appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).