Treibhaus

[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Treibhaus” is uncommon German (frequency #70,888 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,888
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bau zur Aufzucht von Gewächsen, die im Freien so nicht gedeihen würden

Corpus desk

Index DE-treibhaus · Treibhaus · German

Treibhaus · rank #70,888 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,888
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Treter

Nearest frequency peer: Treter (+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 „Treibhaus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Treibhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordTreibhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,888
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Treibhaus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Treibhausfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Treter“ (#70,889), „Treuchtlingen“ (#70,890), „Triebfeder“ (#70,891). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Treibhaus“ bei #70,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Treibhaus is uncommon German at frequency #70,888 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bau zur Aufzucht von Gewächsen, die im Freien so nicht gedeihen würden".

Treibhaus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Treibhaus, spelled T-R-E-I-B-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bau zur Aufzucht von Gewächsen, die im Freien so nicht gedeihen würden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gemüse aus dem Treibhaus kann auch im Winter geerntet werden.
  2. „Zu Hause sperrte Peter mir die Tür auf und machte sich in die Treibhäuser davon.“

Synonyms

GewächshausGlashaus

Antonyms

Kühlraum

This word in other languages

greenhouse(English)estufa(Español)serre(Français)

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 "Treibhaus"?
"Treibhaus" is spelled T-R-E-I-B-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Treibhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Treibhaus" means: Bau zur Aufzucht von Gewächsen, die im Freien so nicht gedeihen würden
How do you pronounce "Treibhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Treibhaus" is [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Treibhaus" come from?
"Treibhaus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Umkleiden#70,909umzulegen#70,912stählerne#70,852Veganerin#70,926

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list