Baums

[baʊ̯ms]

/[baʊ̯ms]/ noun

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The verdict

“Baums” is uncommon German (frequency #51,142 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,142
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Baum

Corpus desk

Index DE-baums · Baums · German

Baums · rank #51,142 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,142
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Basislager

Nearest frequency peer: Basislager (-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 „Baums“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Baums
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaums
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baʊ̯ms]
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Baums“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Basislager“ (#51,141), „BDP“ (#51,143), „Barça“ (#51,140). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Baums“ bei #51,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Baums is uncommon German at frequency #51,142 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baʊ̯ms]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Baum".

Baums doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Baums, spelled B-A-U-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Baum

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 "Baums"?
"Baums" is spelled B-A-U-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [baʊ̯ms].
What does "Baums" mean?
As a noun, "Baums" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Baum
How do you pronounce "Baums"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baums" is [baʊ̯ms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Baums" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Barça#51,140blaze#51,172Ceres#51,198daria#51,218

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list