Wohnungsbau
[ˈvoːnʊŋsˌbaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Wohnungsbau” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,074
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Errichtung von Gebäuden/Siedlungen für Wohnzwecke
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wohnungsbau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvoːnʊŋsˌbaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #13,074 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wohnungsbau” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Wohnungsbau (IPA [ˈvoːnʊŋsˌbaʊ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,074 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Errichtung von Gebäuden/Siedlungen für Wohnzwecke".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wohnungsbau, with forms such as "owhnungsbau", "whonungsbau", and "wohhnungsbau". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wohnungsbau, spelled W-O-H-N-U-N-G-S-B-A-U.
Definition
- 1Errichtung von Gebäuden/Siedlungen für Wohnzwecke
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: owhnungsbau,whonungsbau,wohhnungsbau,wohnnugsbau,wohnnungsbau,wohnugnsbau,wohnungbsau,wohnunggsbau,wohnungsabu,wohnungsbbau,wohnungsbua,wohnungssbau,wohnunngsbau,wohnunsgbau,wohunngsbau,wonhungsbau,wwohnungsbau
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wohnungsbau - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Wohnungsbau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-O-H-N-U-N-G-S-B-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvoːnʊŋsˌbaʊ̯] (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
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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.