Baldachin

[ˈbaldaxiːn]

/[ˈbaldaxiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Baldachin” is uncommon German (frequency #50,304 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,304
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Überdachung/Überspannung für Throne, Altäre, Betten oder Ähnliches

Corpus desk

Index DE-baldachin · Baldachin · German

Baldachin · rank #50,304 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,304
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bahnhofsviert…

Nearest frequency peer: Bahnhofsviertel (-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 „Baldachin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Baldachin
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaldachin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaldaxiːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,304
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Baldachin“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bahnhofsviertel“ (#50,303), „AVG“ (#50,302), „barbarisch“ (#50,306). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Baldachin“ bei #50,304. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Baldachin is uncommon German at frequency #50,304 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaldaxiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Überdachung/Überspannung für Throne, Altäre, Betten oder Ähnliches".

No misspelling variants are generated for Baldachin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Baldachin, spelled B-A-L-D-A-C-H-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Überdachung/Überspannung für Throne, Altäre, Betten oder Ähnliches

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Papst verfolgte die Rede vom Balkon des Petersdoms aus, ein Baldachin schützte ihn vor dem leichten Regen.“
  2. „Über uns bauscht sich die Seide des Überwurfs als Baldachin.“

This word in other languages

baldachin(English)baldaquino(Español)baldaquin(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 "Baldachin"?
"Baldachin" is spelled B-A-L-D-A-C-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaldaxiːn].
What does "Baldachin" mean?
As a noun, "Baldachin" means: Überdachung/Überspannung für Throne, Altäre, Betten oder Ähnliches
How do you pronounce "Baldachin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baldachin" is [ˈbaldaxiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Baldachin" come from?
"Baldachin" 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 "Baldachin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

beerdigen#50,312ausbluten#50,292besiedeln#50,325bestreite#50,327

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list