Backgammon
[bɛkˈɡɛmən]
The verdict
“Backgammon” is uncommon German (frequency #92,630 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,630
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brettspiel mit zwei Würfeln^([2]) für zwei Personen, bei dem Spielsteine aus dem Spiel genommen werden müssen
Corpus desk
Index DE-backgammon · Backgammon · German
Backgammon · rank #92,630 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,630
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Bache
Nearest frequency peer: Bache (-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 „Backgammon“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- auszubessern
auszubessern
7,375 corpus weight
- avenir
avenir
7,373 corpus weight
- Bache
Bache
7,372 corpus weight
- Backgammon
Backgammon
7,371 corpus weight
- Bahnhofshal…
Bahnhofshalle
7,369 corpus weight
- Bahnübergän…
Bahnübergängen
7,368 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Backgammon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Backgammon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bɛkˈɡɛmən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #92,630 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Backgammon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Backgammon is uncommon German at frequency #92,630 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɛkˈɡɛmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brettspiel mit zwei Würfeln^([2]) für zwei Personen, bei dem Spielsteine aus dem Spiel genommen werden müssen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Backgammon in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Backgammon, spelled B-A-C-K-G-A-M-M-O-N.
Definition
- 1Brettspiel mit zwei Würfeln^([2]) für zwei Personen, bei dem Spielsteine aus dem Spiel genommen werden müssen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Backgammon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In seiner Freizeit spielte er mit seinem Bruder gerne Backgammon.
„In manchen Nächten ging Thomas hinein und spielte mit dem Alten, der nie zu schlafen schien, eine Partie Backgammon.“
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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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