Backes

[ˈbakəs]

/[ˈbakəs]/ noun

The verdict

“Backes” is uncommon German (frequency #69,013 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,013
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haus, in dem gebacken wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-backes · Backes · German

Backes · rank #69,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,013
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ballungsraum

Nearest frequency peer: Ballungsraum (+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 „Backes“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Backes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Backes
PropertyValue
HeadwordBackes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbakəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Backes“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Backesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ballungsraum“ (#69,014), „ausspülen“ (#69,011), „balu“ (#69,015). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Backes“ bei #69,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Backes is uncommon German at frequency #69,013 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbakəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haus, in dem gebacken wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Backes, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Backes, spelled B-A-C-K-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haus, in dem gebacken wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Backes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Fast alles, was sich auf dem Tisch befand, war nämlich auf dem Hof hergestellt worden, das Brot in dem kleinen Backes, der sich im flussnahen Teil des Gartens befand, die Wurst bei den Schlachtungen in den weiten Kellergewölben der Wirtschaft, der Honig, die Marmeladen, der Käse, die Butter - all das schmeckte kräftig und eigen und war einer der Gründe d…
  2. „Für das tägliche Brot mussten die Menschen selbst sorgen. Hahmann erinnert sich noch gut: „Im Dorf gab es zwei Backesse, einige Familien hatten einen eigenen Backes im Haus.“ Es wurde jedes Mal so viel Brot gebacken, dass es für zwei Wochen reichte. Für die Benutzung des Backes wurden jeweils Termine vergeben.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Backes"?
"Backes" is spelled B-A-C-K-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbakəs].
What does "Backes" mean?
As a noun, "Backes" means: Haus, in dem gebacken wird
How do you pronounce "Backes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Backes" is [ˈbakəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Backes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Backes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list