Maschinenbau

/[maˈʃiːnənˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,592

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Maschinenbau is aGermannoun. It means: Ingenieurwissenschaft, die sich mit der Analyse, dem Entwurf, der Konstruktion, dem Bau und der Wartung von Maschinen und mechanischen Systemen befasst Pronounced [maˈʃiːnənˌbaʊ̯]. It ranks #9,592 in German word frequency. Often confused with Maschinenraum and Maschinenbauer.

Key facts for Maschinenbau
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaschinenbau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈʃiːnənˌbaʊ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#9,592
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Maschinenbau in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Maschinenbau is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈʃiːnənˌbaʊ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,592 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for Maschinenbau, with forms such as "amschinenbau", "macshinenbau", and "mascchinenbau". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Maschinenraum", "Maschinenbauer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Maschinenbau, spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N-B-A-U, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ingenieurwissenschaft, die sich mit der Analyse, dem Entwurf, der Konstruktion, dem Bau und der Wartung von Maschinen und mechanischen Systemen befasst
  2. 2
    Maschinenbauindustrie oder Maschinenbaubranche

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amschinenbau,macshinenbau,mascchinenbau,maschhinenbau,maschiennbau,maschinebnau,maschinenabu,maschinenbbau,maschinenbua,maschinennbau,maschinnebau,maschinnenbau,maschnienbau,mascihnenbau,mashcinenbau,masschinenbau,mmaschinenbau,msachinenbau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Maschinenbau

Misspelling Variants of "Maschinenbau"

amschinenbau12macshinenbau12mascchinenbau13maschhinenbau13maschiennbau12maschinebnau12maschinenabu12maschinenbbau13
Misspelling Variants of "Maschinenbau"

Frequency rank: #9,592 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maschinenbau"?
"Maschinenbau" is spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈʃiːnənˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Maschinenbau" mean?
As a noun, "Maschinenbau" means: Ingenieurwissenschaft, die sich mit der Analyse, dem Entwurf, der Konstruktion, dem Bau und der Wartung von Maschinen und mechanischen Systemen befasst
What words are commonly confused with "Maschinenbau"?
"Maschinenbau" is commonly confused with "Maschinenraum", "Maschinenbauer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maschinenbau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maschinenbau" is [maˈʃiːnənˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maschinenbau" come from?
"Maschinenbau" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.