Körperbau
German, noun[ˈkœʁpɐˌbaʊ̯]
Körperbau is spelled K-Ö-R-P-E-R-B-A-U (9 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Körperbau is a German masculine noun meaning “build; physique; figure (of the body, particularly the bones and muscles)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Art, wie ein menschlicher oder tierischer Körper gebaut ist”.
What does Körperbau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebuild; physique; figure (of the body, particularly the bones and muscles)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Art, wie ein menschlicher oder tierischer Körper gebaut ist
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 Körperbau
- Körperbaues genitive
- Körperbaus genitive
- Körperbaue plural
- Körperbauen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Körperbau?
- [ˈkœʁpɐˌbaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Körperbau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Körperbau in German?
Körperbau 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).