Rohbau
German, noun/ˈʁoːˌbaʊ̯/
Rohbau is a German masculine noun meaning “shell, shell construction, structural work – the basic structure of a building without interior work or finishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Bauwerk, dessen äußere Kontur einschließlich der Dachkonstruktion fertig gestellt ist, das jedoch noch…”.
What does Rohbau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshell, shell construction, structural work – the basic structure of a building without interior work or finishing.
Der Rohbau des neuen Hauses ist fast fertig.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Bauwerk, dessen äußere Kontur einschließlich der Dachkonstruktion fertig gestellt ist, das jedoch noch keinen Ausbau des Inneren erfahren hat 2. die tragende Karosseriestruktur eines Fahrzeugs ohne Anbau- und Verkleidungsteile
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rohbau
- Rohbaus genitive
- Rohbaue plural
- Rohbauen dative definite plural
- Rohbauten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rohbau?
- /ˈʁoːˌbaʊ̯/
- [ˈʁoːˌbaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rohbau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rohbau in German?
Rohbau appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).