# backen vs Brachen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Brachen
*noun · IPA [ˈbʁaːxn̩] · frequency rank #13,789*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Brache

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/backen-vs-brachen