Taufbecken

[ˈtaʊ̯fˌbɛkn̩]

/[ˈtaʊ̯fˌbɛkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Taufbecken” is uncommon German (frequency #94,955 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,955
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behältnis, das in christlichen Kirchen der Taufe dient und mit geweihtem Wasser gefüllt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-taufbecken · Taufbecken · German

Taufbecken · rank #94,955 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,955
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tauen

Nearest frequency peer: Tauen (-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 „Taufbecken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taufbecken
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaufbecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯fˌbɛkn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taufbecken“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tauen“ (#94,954), „tausendjährigen“ (#94,956), „Tatmotiv“ (#94,953). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taufbecken“ bei #94,955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taufbecken is uncommon German at frequency #94,955 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯fˌbɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Behältnis, das in christlichen Kirchen der Taufe dient und mit geweihtem Wasser gefüllt ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Taufbecken, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Taufbecken, spelled T-A-U-F-B-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behältnis, das in christlichen Kirchen der Taufe dient und mit geweihtem Wasser gefüllt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei einer Taufe wird das Kind über das Taufbecken gehalten und mit Wasser benetzt.
  2. „In Äthiopien ist es Brauch, den Täufling mit dem ganzen Körper ins Taufbecken zu tauchen.“

Synonyms

Taufstein

This word in other languages

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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 "Taufbecken"?
"Taufbecken" is spelled T-A-U-F-B-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯fˌbɛkn̩].
What does "Taufbecken" mean?
As a noun, "Taufbecken" means: Behältnis, das in christlichen Kirchen der Taufe dient und mit geweihtem Wasser gefüllt ist
How do you pronounce "Taufbecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taufbecken" is [ˈtaʊ̯fˌbɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taufbecken" come from?
"Taufbecken" 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 "Taufbecken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

träumenden#94,998Spielpläne#94,909spielender#94,907spazierten#94,904

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list