Theaterbau
[teˈaːtɐˌbaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Theaterbau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebäude/großes Haus für das Spielen von Bühnenstücken
Corpus desk
Index DE-theaterbau · Theaterbau · German
Theaterbau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Theaterbau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [teˈaːtɐˌbaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Theaterbau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Theaterbau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [teˈaːtɐˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Theaterbau in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Theaterbau, spelled T-H-E-A-T-E-R-B-A-U.
Definition
- 1Gebäude/großes Haus für das Spielen von Bühnenstücken
- 2Vorgang des Errichtens eines Gebäudes [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Theaterbau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich war schon einmal dort gewesen, als im Jahre 1872 der Grundstein zu dem Theaterbau gelegt wurde, und, als herrlichste Einweihung, […] die neunte Symphonie […] zur Aufführung kam.“
„Der Entwicklungsprozeß, der in der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts im deutschen Theaterbau einsetzt, löst ihn aus dem Schloßkomplex […] wieder heraus, […]“
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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.