Backes
[ˈbakəs]
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
- aussagekräf…
aussagekräftigen
30,992 corpus weight
- ausspülen
ausspülen
30,990 corpus weight
- Backes
Backes
30,988 corpus weight
- Ballungsraum
Ballungsraum
30,987 corpus weight
- balu
balu
30,986 corpus weight
- barrierefre…
barrierefreier
30,985 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Backes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Backes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbakəs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,013 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Backes“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Haus, in dem gebacken wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Backes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„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…
„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.
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