Backdoor
[ˈbɛkˌdoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Backdoor” is uncommon German (frequency #75,417 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,417
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil einer Software, der es Benutzern ermöglicht, unter Umgehung der normalen Zugriffssicherung Zugang zum Computer oder einer sonst geschützten Funktion eines Computerprogramms zu erlangen
Corpus desk
Index DE-backdoor · Backdoor · German
Backdoor · rank #75,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,417
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Bachbett
Nearest frequency peer: Bachbett (-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 „Backdoor“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- autorisiert…
autorisierten
24,587 corpus weight
- babbel
babbel
24,586 corpus weight
- Bachbett
Bachbett
24,585 corpus weight
- Backdoor
Backdoor
24,584 corpus weight
- Badeanstalt
Badeanstalt
24,583 corpus weight
- baggern
baggern
24,582 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Backdoor“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Backdoor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɛkˌdoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #75,417 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Backdoor“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Backdoor is uncommon German at frequency #75,417 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛkˌdoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil einer Software, der es Benutzern ermöglicht, unter Umgehung der normalen Zugriffssicherung Zugang zum Computer oder einer sonst geschützten Funktion eines Computerprogramms zu erlangen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Backdoor, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Backdoor, spelled B-A-C-K-D-O-O-R.
Definition
- 1Teil einer Software, der es Benutzern ermöglicht, unter Umgehung der normalen Zugriffssicherung Zugang zum Computer oder einer sonst geschützten Funktion eines Computerprogramms zu erlangen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Backdoor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er umging die Firewall der Behörde mittels eines Backdoors, das chinesische Hacker eigens zu diesem Zweck eingerichtet hatten.“
This word in other languages
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.
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