altbacken

[ˈaltbakn̩]

/[ˈaltbakn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“altbacken” is uncommon German (frequency #64,021 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,021
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht mehr frisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-altbacken · altbacken · German

altbacken · rank #64,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,021
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH allwissend

Nearest frequency peer: allwissend (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „altbacken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „altbacken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for altbacken
PropertyValue
Headwordaltbacken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaltbakn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „altbacken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).altbackenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „allwissend“ (#64,020), „altehrwürdigen“ (#64,022), „Alkoholmissbrauch“ (#64,018). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „altbacken“ bei #64,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

altbacken is uncommon German at frequency #64,021 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaltbakn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

altbacken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is altbacken, spelled A-L-T-B-A-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht mehr frisch
  2. 2
    altmodisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Brot sollte, damit man es gut kauen kann, etwas altbacken sein. Natürlich darf man hier und da Ausnahmen machen und sich am frisch gebackenen, duftenden Zopf und Gebäck erfreuen, wenn man es verträgt.
  2. Da wurde sie splendid und verteilte zwei Dreierbrötchen, die nur vier Pfennige kosteten, weil sie äußerst hart und altbacken, oft auch schimmelig waren, unter uns fünf Kinder.

Synonyms

trockenüberholtrückwärtsgewandtreaktionär

Antonyms

neugebackenneubackenfrischmodernfortschrittlichprogressiv

This word in other languages

stale(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "altbacken"?
"altbacken" is spelled A-L-T-B-A-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltbakn̩].
What does "altbacken" mean?
As an adjective, "altbacken" means: nicht mehr frisch
How do you pronounce "altbacken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altbacken" is [ˈaltbakn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altbacken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anhängers#64,030Arlington#64,041abstürzte#64,000Absturzes#63,999

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list