Backenzahn
German, noun[ˈbakn̩ˌt͡saːn]
Backenzahn is spelled B-A-C-K-E-N-Z-A-H-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 85,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Backenzahn is a German masculine noun meaning “a molar (tooth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zahn zum Zermahlen der Nahrung, der im seitlichen, hinteren Ober- und Unterkiefer sitzt”.
What does Backenzahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea molar (tooth)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zahn zum Zermahlen der Nahrung, der im seitlichen, hinteren Ober- und Unterkiefer sitzt
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 Backenzahn
- Backenzahnes genitive
- Backenzahns genitive
- Backenzähne plural
- Backenzahne dative singular
- Backenzähnen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Backenzahn?
- [ˈbakn̩ˌt͡saːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Backenzahn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Backenzahn in German?
Backenzahn appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).