Neubau

/[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,837

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Neubau is aGermannoun. It means: ein erst unlängst fertiggestelltes Gebäude Pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌbaʊ̯]. It ranks #3,837 in German word frequency. Often confused with Neuhaus and Neubaus.

Key facts for Neubau
PropertyValue
HeadwordNeubau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌbaʊ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,837
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Neubau is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌbaʊ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,837 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 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Neubau, with forms such as "enubau", "nebuau", and "neuabu". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Neuhaus", "Neubaus", "Neubauer", 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 Neubau, spelled N-E-U-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
    ein erst unlängst fertiggestelltes Gebäude
  2. 2
    die Tätigkeit des Neubauens

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enubau,nebuau,neuabu,neubbau,neubua,nneubau,nuebau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Neubau

Misspelling Variants of "Neubau"

enubau6nebuau6neuabu6neubbau7neubua6nneubau7nuebau6
Misspelling Variants of "Neubau"

Frequency rank: #3,837 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Neubau"?
"Neubau" is spelled N-E-U-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Neubau" mean?
As a noun, "Neubau" means: ein erst unlängst fertiggestelltes Gebäude
What words are commonly confused with "Neubau"?
"Neubau" is commonly confused with "Neuhaus", "Neubaus", "Neubauer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Neubau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Neubau" is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Neubau" come from?
"Neubau" 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.