Tiefbau

/[ˈtiːfˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,420

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Tiefbau is aGermannoun. It means: Teilbereich des Bauwesens, der sich mit Bauwerken befasst, die zu ebener Erde und unterhalb der Geländelinie liegen (also überwiegend Bauwerke des Erd-, Verkehrs- und Wasserbaus sowie Gründungen un... Pronounced [ˈtiːfˌbaʊ̯].

Key facts for Tiefbau
PropertyValue
HeadwordTiefbau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːfˌbaʊ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,420
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Tiefbau in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tiefbau is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtiːfˌbaʊ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,420 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Tiefbau, with forms such as "itefbau", "teifbau", and "tiebfau". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Tiefbau, spelled T-I-E-F-B-A-U, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilbereich des Bauwesens, der sich mit Bauwerken befasst, die zu ebener Erde und unterhalb der Geländelinie liegen (also überwiegend Bauwerke des Erd-, Verkehrs- und Wasserbaus sowie Gründungen und Versorgungsnetze. Als Teil der Verkehrsinfrastruktur werden ausnahmsweise auch Hochbauten wie Brücken hierzu gezählt.)
  2. 2
    Gebäude, das ganz oder größtenteils unter der Geländelinie liegt
  3. 3
    Bergwerk oder Stelle des Abbaus unterhalb der Erdoberfläche (im Gegensatz zu Tagebauten)

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: itefbau,teifbau,tiebfau,tiefabu,tiefbbau,tiefbua,tieffbau,tifebau,ttiefbau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Tiefbau

Misspelling Variants of "Tiefbau"

itefbau7teifbau7tiebfau7tiefabu7tiefbbau8tiefbua7tieffbau8tifebau7
Misspelling Variants of "Tiefbau"

Frequency rank: #28,420 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tiefbau"?
"Tiefbau" is spelled T-I-E-F-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːfˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Tiefbau" mean?
As a noun, "Tiefbau" means: Teilbereich des Bauwesens, der sich mit Bauwerken befasst, die zu ebener Erde und unterhalb der Geländelinie liegen (also überwiegend Bauwerke des Erd-, Verkehrs- und Wasserbaus sowie Gründungen un...
What are common misspellings of "Tiefbau"?
Common misspellings include "itefbau", "teifbau", "tiebfau", "tiefabu", "tiefbbau". The correct spelling is "Tiefbau".
How do you pronounce "Tiefbau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tiefbau" is [ˈtiːfˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tiefbau" come from?
"Tiefbau" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.