baker

[beɪkə(r)]

/[beɪkə(r)]/ noun

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The verdict

“baker” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,463. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,463
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bäcker

Corpus desk

Index DE-baker · baker · German

baker · rank #12,463 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,463
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH avenue

Nearest frequency peer: avenue (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „baker“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „baker“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

baker vs ber
60% similar
baker vs Bär
20% similar
baker vs Bier
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for baker
PropertyValue
Headwordbaker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beɪkə(r)]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,463
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „baker“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bakerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „avenue“ (#12,462), „Aussterben“ (#12,461), „befragen“ (#12,465). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „baker“ bei #12,463. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around baker (IPA [beɪkə(r)]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,463 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bäcker".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for baker, with forms such as "abker", "baekr", and "bakerr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ber", "Bär", "Bier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 baker, spelled B-A-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bäcker

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. My grandfather worked as a baker his whole life.

This word in other languages

boulanger(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abker
  • baekr
  • bakerr
  • bakker
  • bakre
  • bbaker
  • bkaer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baker - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abker2baekr2bakerr1bakker1bakre2bbaker1bkaer2
Edit distance from "baker"

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 "baker"?
"baker" is spelled B-A-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [beɪkə(r)].
What does "baker" mean?
As a noun, "baker" means: Bäcker
What words are commonly confused with "baker"?
"baker" is commonly confused with "ber", "Bär", "Bier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baker" is [beɪkə(r)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baker" come from?
"baker" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dream#12,481eilig#12,485Achim#12,435zeugt#12,422

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

avenue7 variantsHerde7 variantsZehen7 variantsHüfte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list