Backsteine

[ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Backsteine” is uncommon German (frequency #82,539 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,539
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Backstein

Corpus desk

Index DE-backsteine · Backsteine · German

Backsteine · rank #82,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,539
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH azul

Nearest frequency peer: azul (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Backsteine“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Backsteine
PropertyValue
HeadwordBacksteine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Backsteine“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Backsteinefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „azul“ (#82,538), „Baesweiler“ (#82,540), „ayran“ (#82,537). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Backsteine“ bei #82,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Backsteine is uncommon German at frequency #82,539 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Backsteine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Backsteine, spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Backstein
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Backstein
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Backstein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Backstein

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 "Backsteine"?
"Backsteine" is spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nə].
What does "Backsteine" mean?
As a noun, "Backsteine" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Backstein
How do you pronounce "Backsteine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Backsteine" is [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Backsteine" come from?
"Backsteine" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Baesweiler#82,540Automarken#82,536austrinken#82,533Ausländers#82,529

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list