Backhendl
[ˈbakˌhɛndl̩]
The verdict
“Backhendl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Gericht der österreichischen Küche: ein Huhn wird in Stücke zerteilt, diese Stücke werden dann paniert und ausgebacken
Corpus desk
Index DE-backhendl · Backhendl · German
Backhendl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Backhendl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbakˌhɛndl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Backhendl” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Backhendl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbakˌhɛndl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Gericht der österreichischen Küche: ein Huhn wird in Stücke zerteilt, diese Stücke werden dann paniert und ausgebacken".
Zero misspellings are on record for Backhendl in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Backhendl, spelled B-A-C-K-H-E-N-D-L.
Definition
- 1ein Gericht der österreichischen Küche: ein Huhn wird in Stücke zerteilt, diese Stücke werden dann paniert und ausgebacken
Synonyms
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