Backhefe
German, noun/ˈbakˌheːfə/
Backhefe is spelled B-A-C-K-H-E-F-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written German, the 334,656th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Backhefe is a German feminine noun meaning “baker's yeast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zur Gärung von Brotteig genutzte Hefe”.
What does Backhefe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebaker's yeast
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zur Gärung von Brotteig genutzte Hefe
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 Backhefe
- Backhefen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Backhefe?
- /ˈbakˌheːfə/
- [ˈbakˌheːfə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Backhefe in German?
Backhefe appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).