Backenzahn
[ˈbakn̩ˌt͡saːn]
The verdict
“Backenzahn” is uncommon German (frequency #84,973 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,973
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zahn zum Zermahlen der Nahrung, der im seitlichen, hinteren Ober- und Unterkiefer sitzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-backenzahn · Backenzahn · German
Backenzahn · rank #84,973 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,973
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Baerbock
Nearest frequency peer: Baerbock (+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 „Backenzahn“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- autochthone
autochthone
15,032 corpus weight
- autoritäres
autoritäres
15,031 corpus weight
- Backenzahn
Backenzahn
15,028 corpus weight
- Baerbock
Baerbock
15,027 corpus weight
- Baguettes
Baguettes
15,026 corpus weight
- Bahnchef
Bahnchef
15,025 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Backenzahn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Backenzahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbakn̩ˌt͡saːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #84,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Backenzahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Backenzahn is uncommon German at frequency #84,973 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbakn̩ˌt͡saːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zahn zum Zermahlen der Nahrung, der im seitlichen, hinteren Ober- und Unterkiefer sitzt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Backenzahn, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Backenzahn, spelled B-A-C-K-E-N-Z-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1Zahn zum Zermahlen der Nahrung, der im seitlichen, hinteren Ober- und Unterkiefer sitzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Backenzahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hinter den Schneide- und den Eckzähnen kommen die Backenzähne.
"Reptilien … besitzen ein einfaches Gebiss. Bei den Säugetieren entwickelten sich dagegen unterschiedliche Formen und Funktionen: Scharfe Schneidezähne zum Zerteilen von großen Nahrungsbrocken, spitze Eckzähne zum Festhalten von Beutetieren und zum Aufschlitzen von festen Panzern, und vor allem stumpfe Backenzähne zum Zermahlen der Nahrung. Die Spezialisi…
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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