# back vs backen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### back
*adverb · IPA [bak] · frequency rank #5,800*
entgegen, zurück, rückwärts

### backen
*verb · IPA [ˈbakn̩] · frequency rank #6,274*
im Ofen erhitzen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/back-vs-backen