Backgammon
[bɛkˈɡɛmən]
The verdict
“Backgammon” is uncommon German (frequency #92,630 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,630
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Brettspiel mit zwei Würfeln^([2]) für zwei Personen, bei dem Spielsteine aus dem Spiel genommen werden müssen
| 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) |
Where “Backgammon” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Backgammon is uncommon German at frequency #92,630 among 72,680 “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
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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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Using “Backgammon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-A-C-K-G-A-M-M-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.