Treppenhaus
[ˈtʁɛpn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Treppenhaus” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,608 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,608
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bereich eines Gebäudes mit einer Treppe, die zu anderen Geschossen führt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Treppenhaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɛpn̩ˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #12,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Treppenhaus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Treppenhaus is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁɛpn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,608 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bereich eines Gebäudes mit einer Treppe, die zu anderen Geschossen führt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Treppenhaus, with forms such as "rteppenhaus", "terppenhaus", and "trepenhaus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Treppenhaus, spelled T-R-E-P-P-E-N-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1Bereich eines Gebäudes mit einer Treppe, die zu anderen Geschossen führt
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rteppenhaus,terppenhaus,trepenhaus,trepepnhaus,treppehnaus,treppenahus,treppenhasu,treppenhauss,treppenhhaus,treppenhuas,treppennhaus,treppnehaus,trpepenhaus,trreppenhaus,ttreppenhaus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Treppenhaus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Treppenhaus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-E-P-P-E-N-H-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtʁɛpn̩ˌhaʊ̯s] (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.