Pfarrhaus

/[ˈp͡faʁˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,695

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Pfarrhaus is aGermannoun. It means: Gebäude, in dem der Pfarrer seine Wohnung und/oder seinen Amtssitz hat Pronounced [ˈp͡faʁˌhaʊ̯s]. Often confused with Parkhaus.

Key facts for Pfarrhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordPfarrhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡faʁˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,695
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Pfarrhaus is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈp͡faʁˌhaʊ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,695 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gebäude, in dem der Pfarrer seine Wohnung und/oder seinen Amtssitz hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pfarrhaus, with forms such as "fparrhaus", "pafrrhaus", and "pfarhaus". 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.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Parkhaus", 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 Pfarrhaus, spelled P-F-A-R-R-H-A-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebäude, in dem der Pfarrer seine Wohnung und/oder seinen Amtssitz hat

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fparrhaus,pafrrhaus,pfarhaus,pfarhraus,pfarrahus,pfarrhasu,pfarrhauss,pfarrhhaus,pfarrhuas,pffarrhaus,pfrarhaus,ppfarrhaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Pfarrhaus

Misspelling Variants of "Pfarrhaus"

fparrhaus9pafrrhaus9pfarhaus8pfarhraus9pfarrahus9pfarrhasu9pfarrhauss10pfarrhhaus10
Misspelling Variants of "Pfarrhaus"

Frequency rank: #20,695 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pfarrhaus"?
"Pfarrhaus" is spelled P-F-A-R-R-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡faʁˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Pfarrhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Pfarrhaus" means: Gebäude, in dem der Pfarrer seine Wohnung und/oder seinen Amtssitz hat
What words are commonly confused with "Pfarrhaus"?
"Pfarrhaus" is commonly confused with "Parkhaus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pfarrhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pfarrhaus" is [ˈp͡faʁˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pfarrhaus" come from?
"Pfarrhaus" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.