Plattenbau

[ˈplatn̩ˌbaʊ̯]

/[ˈplatn̩ˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Plattenbau” is uncommon German (frequency #61,820 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,820
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der Nachkriegszeit, 2. Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts weit verbreiteter Haustyp für Wohnhäuser, bei denen der Baukörper aus vorgefertigten Platten zusammengesetzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-plattenbau · Plattenbau · German

Plattenbau · rank #61,820 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,820
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 49,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH plattdeutschen

Nearest frequency peer: plattdeutschen (-1 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 “Plattenbau”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Plattenbau” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Plattenbau
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlattenbau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplatn̩ˌbaʊ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,820
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Plattenbau” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Plattenbau lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Plattenbau is uncommon German at frequency #61,820 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈplatn̩ˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Nachkriegszeit, 2. Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts weit verbreiteter Haustyp für Wohnhäuser, bei denen der Baukörper aus vorgefertigten Platten zusammengesetzt wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Plattenbau, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Plattenbau, spelled P-L-A-T-T-E-N-B-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Nachkriegszeit, 2. Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts weit verbreiteter Haustyp für Wohnhäuser, bei denen der Baukörper aus vorgefertigten Platten zusammengesetzt wird

Synonyms

ArbeiterschließfachPlatte

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Plattenbau"?
"Plattenbau" is spelled P-L-A-T-T-E-N-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplatn̩ˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Plattenbau" mean?
As a noun, "Plattenbau" means: in der Nachkriegszeit, 2. Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts weit verbreiteter Haustyp für Wohnhäuser, bei denen der Baukörper aus vorgefertigten Platten zusammengesetzt wird
How do you pronounce "Plattenbau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plattenbau" is [ˈplatn̩ˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plattenbau" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Plattenbau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

polemische#61,825Pfullingen#61,812Persiflage#61,805Privathaus#61,838
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list