Geburtshaus

[ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geburtshaus” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,183. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,183
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haus, in dem jemand geboren wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-geburtshaus · Geburtshaus · German

Geburtshaus · rank #41,183 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,183
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gastierte

Nearest frequency peer: gastierte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Geburtshaus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Geburtshaus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Geburtshaus vs Geburtstags
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Geburtshaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeburtshaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#41,183
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geburtshaus“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geburtshausliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gastierte“ (#41,182), „Gegenangriff“ (#41,184), „Ganoven“ (#41,181). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geburtshaus“ bei #41,183. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Geburtshaus (IPA [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌhaʊ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,183 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geburtshaus, with forms such as "egburtshaus", "gbeurtshaus", and "gebburtshaus". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Geburtstags", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Geburtshaus, spelled G-E-B-U-R-T-S-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haus, in dem jemand geboren wurde
  2. 2
    Haus, in dem Geburten von Hebammen betreut werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Geburtshaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wie durch ein Wunder hat sich gleich in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft des Friedhofs das klassizistische Geburtshaus Ludwig Richters erhalten.“
  2. „Auf der Westseite des Münzplatzes liegt der Metternicher Hof, das Geburtshaus von Clemens Fürst von Metternich, der 1814-1815 den Wiener Kongress leitete.“

Antonyms

Sterbehaus

This word in other languages

birthplace(English)maison de naissance(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egburtshaus
  • gbeurtshaus
  • gebburtshaus
  • gebrutshaus
  • geburrtshaus
  • gebursthaus
  • geburthsaus
  • geburtsahus
  • geburtshasu
  • geburtshauss
  • geburtshhaus
  • geburtshuas
  • geburtsshaus
  • geburttshaus
  • gebutrshaus
  • geubrtshaus
  • ggeburtshaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geburtshaus - 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.

egburtshaus2gbeurtshaus2gebburtshaus1gebrutshaus2geburrtshaus1gebursthaus2geburthsaus2geburtsahus2
Edit distance from "Geburtshaus"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geburtshaus"?
"Geburtshaus" is spelled G-E-B-U-R-T-S-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Geburtshaus" mean?
As a noun, "Geburtshaus" means: Haus, in dem jemand geboren wurde
What words are commonly confused with "Geburtshaus"?
"Geburtshaus" is commonly confused with "Geburtstags". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Geburtshaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geburtshaus" is [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geburtshaus" come from?
"Geburtshaus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Geburtshaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fusionieren#41,178genetischer#41,189funktionell#41,176geschickten#41,195

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Gegenangriff17 variantsFischmarkt17 variantsFernstudium17 variantsfavorisierte17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list