Backstein
German, noun/ˈbakˌʃtaɪ̯n/
Backstein is spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-E-I-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,795th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Backstein is a German masculine noun meaning “brick (block made of burnt clay)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein einzelnes Bauelement aus Keramik”.
What does Backstein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebrick (block made of burnt clay)
- 2
masculineone of the lawbooks published with red covers by the C. H. Beck publisher and admitted for examinations
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein einzelnes Bauelement aus Keramik 2. das Material, aus dem [1] besteht
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 Backstein
- Backsteins genitive
- Backsteines genitive
- Backsteine plural
- Backsteinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Backstein?
- /ˈbakˌʃtaɪ̯n/
- [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Backstein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Backstein in German?
Backstein appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).