Mauerbau
[ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌbaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Mauerbau” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,347
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Errichtung der Berliner Mauer
Corpus desk
Index DE-mauerbau · Mauerbau · German
Mauerbau · rank #43,347 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,347
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Masseur
Nearest frequency peer: Masseur (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Mauerbau”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- maschinell
maschinell
56,658 corpus weight
- Maschinerie
Maschinerie
56,657 corpus weight
- Masseur
Masseur
56,656 corpus weight
- Mauerbau
Mauerbau
56,654 corpus weight
- meat
meat
56,652 corpus weight
- mediterranen
mediterranen
56,651 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Mauerbau” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mauerbau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌbaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,347 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mauerbau” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Mauerbau (IPA [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌbaʊ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,347 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Errichtung der Berliner Mauer".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mauerbau, with forms such as "amuerbau", "maeurbau", and "mauebrau". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mauerbau, spelled M-A-U-E-R-B-A-U.
Definition
- 1die Errichtung der Berliner Mauer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mauerbau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für die Bevölkerung der geteilten Stadt hatte der Mauerbau einschneidende Folgen.“
„Täglich überschritten vor dem Mauerbau rd. 60 000 Grenzgänger die Demarkationslinie, um ihrer Arbeit im anderen Teil der Stadt nachzugehen (49 000 Ostberliner arbeiteten in Westberlin, 10 000 Westberliner in Ostberlin).“
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amuerbau
- maeurbau
- mauebrau
- mauerabu
- mauerbbau
- mauerbua
- mauerrbau
- maurebau
- mmauerbau
- muaerbau
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mauerbau - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.