Bauhaus

/ˈbaʊhaʊs/

//ˈbaʊhaʊs// name

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"bauhaus" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bauhaus” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,922
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A modernist style characterized by the absence of ornamentation and by harmony between the function of a building or an object and its design.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bauhaus · Bauhaus · English

Bauhaus · rank #46,922 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,922
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH backstop

Nearest frequency peer: backstop (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Bauhaus”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Bauhaus” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bauhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordBauhaus
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈbaʊhaʊs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,922
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Bauhaus”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Bauhauslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “backstop” (#46,921), “asunder” (#46,915), “astrophysical” (#46,914). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Bauhaus” is #46,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Bauhaus (IPA /ˈbaʊhaʊs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,922 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A modernist style characterized by the absence of ornamentation and by harmony between the function of a building or an object and its design.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bauhaus, with forms such as "abuhaus", "bahuaus", and "bauahus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Bauhaus (“house of architecture”), from Bau (“building, construction”) + Haus (“house”). The word is derived from the Staatliches Bauhaus (State School of Construction), an art school in Weimar, Germany, founded in 1919 by German archit… The correct English form is Bauhaus, spelled B-A-U-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A modernist style characterized by the absence of ornamentation and by harmony between the function of a building or an object and its design.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. [J]une 22 unanimous approval of the projected bauhaus building, the first of the bauhaus books appears.
  2. Not until the 1930's was the American public aware of the significance of the Bauhaus. Several factors contributed to this: American Bauhaus students were returning from Germany; Bauhaus design, as tubular steel chairs and lighting fixtures, were being imported from Germany; […]

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bauhaus (“house of architecture”), from Bau (“building, construction”) + Haus (“house”). The word is derived from the Staatliches Bauhaus (State School of Construction), an art school in Weimar, Germany, founded in 1919 by German architect Walter Gropius (1883–1969).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abuhaus
  • bahuaus
  • bauahus
  • bauhasu
  • bauhauss
  • bauhhaus
  • bauhuas
  • bbauhaus
  • buahaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bauhaus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abuhaus2bahuaus2bauahus2bauhasu2bauhauss1bauhhaus1bauhuas2bbauhaus1
Edit distance from "Bauhaus"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bauhaus"?
"Bauhaus" is spelled B-A-U-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbaʊhaʊs/.
What does "Bauhaus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bauhaus" means: A modernist style characterized by the absence of ornamentation and by harmony between the function of a building or an object and its design.
What are common misspellings of "Bauhaus"?
Common misspellings include "abuhaus", "bahuaus", "bauahus", "bauhasu", "bauhauss". The correct spelling is "Bauhaus".
How do you pronounce "Bauhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bauhaus" is /ˈbaʊhaʊs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Bauhaus"?
Borrowed from German Bauhaus (“house of architecture”), from Bau (“building, construction”) + Haus (“house”). The word is derived from the Staatliches Bauhaus (State School of Construction), an art school in Weimar, Germany, founded in 1919 by Ger... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

asunder#46,915aphasia#46,907blatter#46,937amulets#46,903

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list