Satzbau

[ˈzat͡sˌbaʊ̯]

/[ˈzat͡sˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Satzbau” is uncommon German (frequency #54,051 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,051
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Struktur/Konstruktion eines Satzes

Corpus desk

Index DE-satzbau · Satzbau · German

Satzbau · rank #54,051 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,051
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH SATA

Nearest frequency peer: SATA (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Satzbau“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Satzbau“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Satzbau
PropertyValue
HeadwordSatzbau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzat͡sˌbaʊ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Satzbau“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Satzbaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „SATA“ (#54,050), „schauspielerischen“ (#54,052), „Schausteller“ (#54,053). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Satzbau“ bei #54,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Satzbau is uncommon German at frequency #54,051 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzat͡sˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Struktur/Konstruktion eines Satzes".

Zero misspellings are on record for Satzbau in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Satzbau, spelled S-A-T-Z-B-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Struktur/Konstruktion eines Satzes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Satzbau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Den Satzbau kann man dadurch beschreiben, dass man angibt, aus welchen Wörtern, Satzgliedern oder Teilsätzen ein Satz besteht und in welcher Reihenfolge sie auftreten.
  2. „Der Satzbau im Türkischen unterscheidet sich vom Deutschen.“

This word in other languages

construcción(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Satzbau"?
"Satzbau" is spelled S-A-T-Z-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzat͡sˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Satzbau" mean?
As a noun, "Satzbau" means: Struktur/Konstruktion eines Satzes
How do you pronounce "Satzbau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Satzbau" is [ˈzat͡sˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Satzbau" come from?
"Satzbau" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ruhigem#54,038schämst#54,067Schärpe#54,068shelter#54,075

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list