Backstube

[ˈbakˌʃtuːbə]

/[ˈbakˌʃtuːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Backstube” is uncommon German (frequency #54,354 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,354
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raum, in dem die Produkte der Bäckerei und Konditorei hergestellt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-backstube · Backstube · German

Backstube · rank #54,354 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,354
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH awareness

Nearest frequency peer: awareness (-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 „Backstube“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Backstube
PropertyValue
HeadwordBackstube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbakˌʃtuːbə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,354
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Backstube“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Backstubefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „awareness“ (#54,353), „Ballaststoffe“ (#54,355), „auszubreiten“ (#54,352). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Backstube“ bei #54,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Backstube is uncommon German at frequency #54,354 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbakˌʃtuːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raum, in dem die Produkte der Bäckerei und Konditorei hergestellt werden".

Backstube doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Backstube, spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-U-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raum, in dem die Produkte der Bäckerei und Konditorei hergestellt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Backstube stehen mehrere Mehlsäcke.
  2. „Und als die kleine Maus größer wurde, spazierte sie immer heimlich in der Backstube herum.“

This word in other languages

bakery(English)obrador(Español)fournil(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 "Backstube"?
"Backstube" is spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbakˌʃtuːbə].
What does "Backstube" mean?
As a noun, "Backstube" means: Raum, in dem die Produkte der Bäckerei und Konditorei hergestellt werden
How do you pronounce "Backstube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Backstube" is [ˈbakˌʃtuːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Backstube" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

awareness#54,353Ausbruchs#54,344Auftrages#54,340arguments#54,328

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list