backend

\ba.kɛnd\

/\ba.kɛnd\/ noun

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The verdict

“backend” is uncommon French (frequency #98,774 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,774
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plateforme qui n'est pas accessible directement par les utilisateurs, qui passent par le frontend.

Key facts for backend
PropertyValue
Headwordbackend
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.kɛnd\
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,774
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “backend” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). backend lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

backend is uncommon French at frequency #98,774 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.kɛnd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plateforme qui n'est pas accessible directement par les utilisateurs, qui passent par le frontend.".

No misspelling variants are generated for backend in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is backend, spelled B-A-C-K-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plateforme qui n'est pas accessible directement par les utilisateurs, qui passent par le frontend.

Antonyms

frontend

This word in other languages

backend(English)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "backend"?
"backend" is spelled B-A-C-K-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.kɛnd\.
What does "backend" mean?
As a noun, "backend" means: Plateforme qui n'est pas accessible directement par les utilisateurs, qui passent par le frontend.
How do you pronounce "backend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "backend" is \ba.kɛnd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "backend" come from?
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Using “backend”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-C-K-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ba.kɛnd\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list