Scheiße bauen
[ˈʃaɪ̯sə ˈbaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“Scheiße bauen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Fehler machen, versagen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scheiße bauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈʃaɪ̯sə ˈbaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Scheiße bauen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Scheiße bauen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈʃaɪ̯sə ˈbaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Fehler machen, versagen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Scheiße bauen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Scheiße bauen, spelled S-C-H-E-I-S-S-E- -B-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Fehler machen, versagen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Scheiße bauen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-E-I-S-S-E- -B-A-U-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃaɪ̯sə ˈbaʊ̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.