Backsteinen

[ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nən]

/[ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Backsteinen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,145 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,145
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Backstein

Corpus desk

Index DE-backsteinen · Backsteinen · German

Backsteinen · rank #98,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,145
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Autobahnabfah…

Nearest frequency peer: Autobahnabfahrt (-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 „Backsteinen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Backsteinen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBacksteinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Backsteinen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Autobahnabfahrt“ (#98,144), „bagno“ (#98,146), „ausübe“ (#98,143). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Backsteinen“ bei #98,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Backsteinen is uncommon German at frequency #98,145 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Backstein".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Backsteinen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Backsteinen, spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-E-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ 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 "Backsteinen"?
"Backsteinen" is spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-E-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nən].
What does "Backsteinen" mean?
As a noun, "Backsteinen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Backstein
How do you pronounce "Backsteinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Backsteinen" is [ˈbakʃtaɪ̯nən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Backsteinen" come from?
"Backsteinen" 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 "Backsteinen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ballwechsel#98,148Aussätzigen#98,140Ausbuchtung#98,132bedürftiger#98,163

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list