Backhaus

[ˈbakˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈbakˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Backhaus” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,455
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-backhaus · Backhaus · German

Backhaus · rank #33,455 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,455
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Badesee

Nearest frequency peer: Badesee (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Backhaus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Backhaus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Backhaus vs Baumhaus
75% similar
Backhaus vs Brockhaus
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Backhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordBackhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbakˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,455
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Backhaus“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Backhausliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Badesee“ (#33,456), „avengers“ (#33,453), „ballern“ (#33,457). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Backhaus“ bei #33,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Backhaus (IPA [ˈbakˌhaʊ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,455 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gebäude oder Haus, in dem gebacken wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Backhaus, with forms such as "abckhaus", "bacckhaus", and "bachkaus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Baumhaus", "Brockhaus", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Backhaus, spelled B-A-C-K-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebäude oder Haus, in dem gebacken wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am Mittag schloss der Bäcker das Backhaus ab.
  2. „Im urigen Backhaus gab es selbstgebackenes Brot und in einer anderen Hütte köstlichen Rentierschinken und geräucherte Forellenfilets.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abckhaus
  • bacckhaus
  • bachkaus
  • backahus
  • backhasu
  • backhauss
  • backhhaus
  • backhuas
  • backkhaus
  • bakchaus
  • bbackhaus
  • bcakhaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Backhaus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abckhaus2bacckhaus1bachkaus2backahus2backhasu2backhauss1backhhaus1backhuas2
Edit distance from "Backhaus"

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 "Backhaus"?
"Backhaus" is spelled B-A-C-K-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbakˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Backhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Backhaus" means: Gebäude oder Haus, in dem gebacken wird
What words are commonly confused with "Backhaus"?
"Backhaus" is commonly confused with "Baumhaus", "Brockhaus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Backhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Backhaus" is [ˈbakˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Backhaus" come from?
"Backhaus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

avengers#33,453bedurfte#33,460Behebung#33,464besagter#33,471

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list