Bachgrund
[ˈbaxˌɡʁʊnt]
The verdict
“Bachgrund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Boden eines Bachs, der von Wasser bedeckt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-bachgrund · Bachgrund · German
Bachgrund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bachgrund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaxˌɡʁʊnt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bachgrund“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bachgrund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaxˌɡʁʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boden eines Bachs, der von Wasser bedeckt ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Bachgrund in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bachgrund, spelled B-A-C-H-G-R-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Boden eines Bachs, der von Wasser bedeckt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bachgrund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Einmal lag er auf einer Kiesbank, die Fingerspitzen im eisigen Wasser, und sah sein Gesicht über dem sandigen Bachgrund, ein waberndes Antlitz direkt neben seinem dunklen Schatten.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.