Mehrfamilienhaus
[ˈmeːɐ̯famiːli̯ənˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Mehrfamilienhaus” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,662 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,662
- frequency rank, German
- 16
- letters
- 24
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wohngebäude für die Unterbringung von mehreren Wohngemeinschaften oder Mietparteien
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mehrfamilienhaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːɐ̯famiːli̯ənˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #25,662 |
| Misspellings tracked | 24 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mehrfamilienhaus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Mehrfamilienhaus is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmeːɐ̯famiːli̯ənˌhaʊ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,662 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Wohngebäude für die Unterbringung von mehreren Wohngemeinschaften oder Mietparteien".
Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mehrfamilienhaus, with forms such as "emhrfamilienhaus", "mehframilienhaus", and "mehhrfamilienhaus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mehrfamilienhaus, spelled M-E-H-R-F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1Wohngebäude für die Unterbringung von mehreren Wohngemeinschaften oder Mietparteien
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emhrfamilienhaus,mehframilienhaus,mehhrfamilienhaus,mehrafmilienhaus,mehrfaimlienhaus,mehrfamiilenhaus,mehrfamileinhaus,mehrfamiliehnaus,mehrfamilienahus,mehrfamilienhasu,mehrfamilienhauss,mehrfamilienhhaus,mehrfamilienhuas,mehrfamiliennhaus,mehrfamilinehaus,mehrfamillienhaus,mehrfamliienhaus,mehrfammilienhaus,mehrffamilienhaus,mehrfmailienhaus,mehrrfamilienhaus,merhfamilienhaus,mherfamilienhaus,mmehrfamilienhaus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mehrfamilienhaus - 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.
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Using “Mehrfamilienhaus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-E-H-R-F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-H-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmeːɐ̯famiːli̯ənˌhaʊ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.