Bahre

Name: Bahre, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈbaːʁə]

/[ˈbaːʁə]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Bahre” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,505 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,505
frequency rank, German: 5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einer leicht zusammenlegbaren und transportablen einfachen Liege ähnelndes Gestell, mit dem kranke, verletzte oder tote Personen transportiert werden

Key facts for Bahre
Property	Value
Headword	Bahre
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈbaːʁə]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#53,505
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bahre” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bahre lands here:

#53,505

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bahre is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaːʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,505 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bahre, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Bahre, spelled B-A-H-R-E.

Definition

1
einer leicht zusammenlegbaren und transportablen einfachen Liege ähnelndes Gestell, mit dem kranke, verletzte oder tote Personen transportiert werden
2
für die Trauerfeier vorgesehenes Gestell, auf dem, während dieser, der (zumeist eingesargte) Leichnam liegt

Synonyms

Tragbahre Trage Tragegestell Totenbahre

Antonyms

Bett

This word in other languages

stretcher(English)camilla(Español)civière(Français)maca(Português)

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 "Bahre"?

"Bahre" is spelled B-A-H-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːʁə].

What does "Bahre" mean?

As a noun, "Bahre" means: einer leicht zusammenlegbaren und transportablen einfachen Liege ähnelndes Gestell, mit dem kranke, verletzte oder tote Personen transportiert werden

How do you pronounce "Bahre"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bahre" is [ˈbaːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Bahre" come from?

"Bahre" 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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Using “Bahre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is B-A-H-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈbaːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.