Backe
German, noun
Backe is spelled B-A-C-K-E (5 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 18,843rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Backe is a German feminine noun meaning “cheek (on the face)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, backe is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “einer der zwei Zwischenräume im Mund zwischen seitlichen Zähnen und der Schleimhaut außerhalb der Zähne (leer…”.
What does Backe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecheek (on the face)
- 2
femininejaw (of a tool)
noun
- 1
femininebuttock, butt cheek
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- 3
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einer der zwei Zwischenräume im Mund zwischen seitlichen Zähnen und der Schleimhaut außerhalb der Zähne (leer oder gefüllt) 2. eine Hälfte des Gesäßes 3. am Werkstück (oder einer Bremse) angreifendes Teil eines Werkzeugs, zum Beispiel einer Zange 4. die Fläche an einem Gewehrkolben, an dem die Wange anliegt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Backe
- Backen plural
- Bäckchen diminutive neuter
- Bäcklein diminutive neuter
- Backerl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Backe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Backe in German?
Backe appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).