erbauen
[ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“erbauen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,073
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für Bauwerke:
Corpus desk
Index DE-erbauen · erbauen · German
erbauen · rank #34,073 · 9 variants · 16 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,073
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH entzog
Nearest frequency peer: entzog (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “erbauen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Entscheider
Entscheider
65,931 corpus weight
- Entwässerung
Entwässerung
65,930 corpus weight
- entzog
entzog
65,929 corpus weight
- erbauen
erbauen
65,928 corpus weight
- erinner
erinner
65,927 corpus weight
- erledigte
erledigte
65,926 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “erbauen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erbauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #34,073 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erbauen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around erbauen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,073 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for erbauen, with forms such as "ebrauen", "erabuen", and "erbaeun". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "erben", "erbaut", "Erbsen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 erbauen, spelled E-R-B-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1für Bauwerke:
- 2ein (größeres) Bauwerk errichten beziehungsweise errichten lassen
- 3innerlich erbauen:
- 4sich durch etwas erfreuen oder besinnen; sich innerlich erheben lassen
- 5in eine gute Stimmungslage versetzen
- 6besonders fromme Gedanken wecken
- 7jemanden zufrieden stellen, befriedigen, anregen und erwecken
- 8von etwas nicht erfreut/entzückt sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erbauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„‚Wie kommt man dann 120 Jahre nach der Reformation auf die Idee, so etwas Prunkvolles wie diese Kanzel zu erbauen?‘“
„Das Schloss wurde in den Jahren 1726/1727 vom Tiroler Baumeister Christian Schneller erbaut.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ebrauen
- erabuen
- erbaeun
- erbauenn
- erbaune
- erbbauen
- erbuaen
- errbauen
- rebauen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erbauen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erbauen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "erbauen". Here's where to go from here.
- "erbauen" maps to 16 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "erben". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #34,073 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.