Backpapier

[ˈbakpaˌpiːɐ̯]

/[ˈbakpaˌpiːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Backpapier” is uncommon German (frequency #80,112 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,112
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beschichtetes Papier, das verwendet wird, um das Backgut vor dem Anbacken am Blech oder der Form zu schützen

Corpus desk

Index DE-backpapier · Backpapier · German

Backpapier · rank #80,112 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,112
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH avenger

Nearest frequency peer: avenger (-3 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 „Backpapier“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Backpapier“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Backpapier
PropertyValue
HeadwordBackpapier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbakpaˌpiːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,112
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Backpapier“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Backpapierfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „avenger“ (#80,109), „Autokonzerne“ (#80,108), „Ballenstedt“ (#80,116). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Backpapier“ bei #80,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Backpapier is uncommon German at frequency #80,112 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbakpaˌpiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "beschichtetes Papier, das verwendet wird, um das Backgut vor dem Anbacken am Blech oder der Form zu schützen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Backpapier, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Backpapier, spelled B-A-C-K-P-A-P-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    beschichtetes Papier, das verwendet wird, um das Backgut vor dem Anbacken am Blech oder der Form zu schützen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Oma setzt die ausgestochenen Zimtsterne auf ein Blech mit Backpapier.

This word in other languages

papier sulfurisé(Français)

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 "Backpapier"?
"Backpapier" is spelled B-A-C-K-P-A-P-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbakpaˌpiːɐ̯].
What does "Backpapier" mean?
As a noun, "Backpapier" means: beschichtetes Papier, das verwendet wird, um das Backgut vor dem Anbacken am Blech oder der Form zu schützen
How do you pronounce "Backpapier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Backpapier" is [ˈbakpaˌpiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Backpapier" come from?
"Backpapier" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list