Backform
German, noun[ˈbakˌfɔʁm]
Backform is spelled B-A-C-K-F-O-R-M (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 165,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Backform is a German feminine noun meaning “baking tin / pan / piedish; cakepan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Behältnis, das man mit Teig füllt und in den Ofen stellt, damit dessen Form auf das Backwerk übertragen wird”.
What does Backform mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebaking tin / pan / piedish; cakepan
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Behältnis, das man mit Teig füllt und in den Ofen stellt, damit dessen Form auf das Backwerk übertragen wird
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 Backform
- Backformen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Backform?
- [ˈbakˌfɔʁm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Backform in German?
Backform appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).