bauhaus

[ˈbawxaws]

/[ˈbawxaws]/ noun

The verdict

“bauhaus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,336 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,336
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estilo modernista caracterizado por la ausencia de ornamentación y por el énfasis que se pone en la armonía presente entre la función del objeto construido y su diseño.

Key facts for bauhaus
PropertyValue
Headwordbauhaus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbawxaws]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,336
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bauhaus” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bauhaus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bauhaus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,336 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbawxaws]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Estilo modernista caracterizado por la ausencia de ornamentación y por el énfasis que se pone en la armonía presente entre la función del objeto construido y su diseño.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bauhaus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is bauhaus, spelled B-A-U-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estilo modernista caracterizado por la ausencia de ornamentación y por el énfasis que se pone en la armonía presente entre la función del objeto construido y su diseño.

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 Spanish 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 [ˈbawxaws].
What does "bauhaus" mean?
As a noun, "bauhaus" means: Estilo modernista caracterizado por la ausencia de ornamentación y por el énfasis que se pone en la armonía presente entre la función del objeto construido y su diseño.
How do you pronounce "bauhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bauhaus" is [ˈbawxaws]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bauhaus" come from?
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Using “bauhaus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-U-H-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbawxaws] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list