Bakke
"bakke" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Bakke” is uncommon English (frequency #82,072 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,072
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bakke · Bakke · English
Bakke · rank #82,072 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,072
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH backwash
Nearest frequency peer: backwash (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Bakke”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- backhaul
backhaul
17,932 corpus weight
- backwash
backwash
17,931 corpus weight
- Bakke
Bakke
17,929 corpus weight
- Baluch
Baluch
17,927 corpus weight
- banes
banes
17,926 corpus weight
- banishes
banishes
17,925 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Bakke” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bakke |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #82,072 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bakke” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Bakke is uncommon English at frequency #82,072 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bakke, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: * As a Dutch surname, from bak (“bucket, bin”); also from bakkes (“face”). * As a Norwegian surname, from bakke (“bank, hillside”). The correct English form is Bakke, spelled B-A-K-K-E.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
* As a Dutch surname, from bak (“bucket, bin”); also from bakkes (“face”). * As a Norwegian surname, from bakke (“bank, hillside”).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.