Kirchenbau

[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbaʊ̯]

/[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kirchenbau” is uncommon German (frequency #56,265 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,265
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Errichtung eines Kirchengebäudes

Corpus desk

Index DE-kirchenbau · Kirchenbau · German

Kirchenbau · rank #56,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,265
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kilowattstunde

Nearest frequency peer: Kilowattstunde (-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 „Kirchenbau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kirchenbau
PropertyValue
HeadwordKirchenbau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbaʊ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kirchenbau“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kilowattstunde“ (#56,264), „Kirchhain“ (#56,267), „klapp“ (#56,268). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kirchenbau“ bei #56,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kirchenbau is uncommon German at frequency #56,265 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kirchenbau, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kirchenbau, spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-B-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Errichtung eines Kirchengebäudes
  2. 2
    ein als Kirche errichtetes Bauwerk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kirchenbau hat drei Jahre gedauert.
  2. „Der Kirchenbau wurde eingestellt, und seither erinnerte die leere Kathedrale wie ein Monument an die knauserige und barbarische suduroyische Seele.“

Synonyms

Kirchengebäude

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 "Kirchenbau"?
"Kirchenbau" is spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Kirchenbau" mean?
As a noun, "Kirchenbau" means: die Errichtung eines Kirchengebäudes
How do you pronounce "Kirchenbau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kirchenbau" is [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kirchenbau" come from?
"Kirchenbau" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list