Baekje

name

"baekje" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Baekje” is uncommon English (frequency #83,995 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,995
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.

Corpus desk

Index EN-baekje · Baekje · English

Baekje · rank #83,995 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,995
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bacteriologist

Nearest frequency peer: bacteriologist (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Baekje”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Baekje” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Baekje
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaekje
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#83,995
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Baekje” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Baekjefalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “bacteriologist” (#83,994), “Bacolod” (#83,993), “bacha” (#83,992). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Baekje” is #83,995. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Baekje is uncommon English at frequency #83,995 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Baekje in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Revised Romanization of Korean 백제(百濟) (Baekje). The correct English form is Baekje, spelled B-A-E-K-J-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.
  2. 2
    An ancient language spoken in that kingdom.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The site, yet to be named, straddles the farming counties of Yeongi and Gongju. The capital of the Baekje Kingdom in the fifth and sixth centuries was Gongju, which reportedly has good feng shui.

Etymology

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 백제(百濟) (Baekje).

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Baekje"?
"Baekje" is spelled B-A-E-K-J-E.
What does "Baekje" mean?
As a proper noun, "Baekje" means: An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.
What is the origin of the word "Baekje"?
From the Revised Romanization of Korean 백제(百濟) (Baekje). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list