Bache

[ˈbaxə]

/[ˈbaxə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bache” is uncommon German (frequency #92,629 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,629
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliches Wildschwein

Corpus desk

Index DE-bache · Bache · German

Bache · rank #92,629 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,629
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH avenir

Nearest frequency peer: avenir (-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 „Bache“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bache
PropertyValue
HeadwordBache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaxə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,629
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bache“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bachefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „avenir“ (#92,628), „Backgammon“ (#92,630), „auszubessern“ (#92,626). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bache“ bei #92,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bache is uncommon German at frequency #92,629 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliches Wildschwein".

Bache 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bache, spelled B-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliches Wildschwein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Plötzlich trat die Bache aus dem Dickicht.

Synonyms

Wildsau

Antonyms

Keiler

This word in other languages

jabalina(Español)laie(Français)

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 "Bache"?
"Bache" is spelled B-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaxə].
What does "Bache" mean?
As a noun, "Bache" means: weibliches Wildschwein
How do you pronounce "Bache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bache" is [ˈbaxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bache" come from?
"Bache" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bantu#92,634Basra#92,638aurum#92,612begib#92,652

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list