Gemeindebau

[ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndəˌbaʊ̯]

/[ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndəˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Gemeindebau” is uncommon German (frequency #86,523 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,523
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größeres kommunales Wohngebäude (vor allem in Wien)

Corpus desk

Index DE-gemeindebau · Gemeindebau · German

Gemeindebau · rank #86,523 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,523
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gemahlenen

Nearest frequency peer: gemahlenen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gemeindebau“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gemeindebau“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gemeindebau
PropertyValue
HeadwordGemeindebau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndəˌbaʊ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#86,523
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gemeindebau“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gemeindebaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gemahlenen“ (#86,522), „Gemeindevorsteher“ (#86,524), „gelyncht“ (#86,521). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gemeindebau“ bei #86,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gemeindebau is uncommon German at frequency #86,523 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndəˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größeres kommunales Wohngebäude (vor allem in Wien)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Gemeindebau in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gemeindebau, spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-D-E-B-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    größeres kommunales Wohngebäude (vor allem in Wien)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Als die Gemeinde Wien die angrenzenden Grundstücke erwarb und hier einen Gemeindebau plante, wurden die bereits bestehenden Bauten teilweise abgerissen und teilweise in den Neubau integriert.“
  2. „Die Stadt Wien hingegen besitzt heute 220 000 Wohnungen in 1749 Gemeindebauten - ein Viertel aller Wiener Wohnungen.“

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 "Gemeindebau"?
"Gemeindebau" is spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-D-E-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndəˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Gemeindebau" mean?
As a noun, "Gemeindebau" means: größeres kommunales Wohngebäude (vor allem in Wien)
How do you pronounce "Gemeindebau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gemeindebau" is [ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndəˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gemeindebau" come from?
"Gemeindebau" 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 "Gemeindebau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list