Baumkuchen
/ˈbaʊmˌkuːxən/noun
Baumkuchen is spelled B-A-U-M-K-U-C-H-E-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Baumkuchen means “A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Baumkuchen?
| Letters | 10: B-A-U-M-K-U-C-H-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Baumkuchen?
Baumkuchen appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Baumkuchen?
- /ˈbaʊmˌkuːxən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Baumkuchen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Baumkuchen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Baumkuchen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a kind of layered cake:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Baumkuchen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Baumkuchen come from?
From German Baumkuchen (literally “tree cake”), because the concentric layers resemble tree rings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).