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Backen

baking

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dasBackenn
Meaning of Backen

cooking in the oven

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German[ˈbakən]
baking
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What's the difference between Backen / Gebäck / Bäckerei

🇩🇪German
Backen

The baking process itself; it emphasizes the act of baking rather than the result.

A2Often

Der Backvorgang dauert bei diesem Kuchen etwa 40 Minuten.

Процесс выпекания этого пирога занимает около 40 минут.

G
🇩🇪German
Gebäck

Baked goods as the finished product: pastries, cookies, rolls, and similar items, not the process.

A2Very Often

Zum Kaffee gab es frisches Gebäck.

К кофе подали свежую выпечку.

B
🇩🇪German
Bäckerei

A bakery; the place where bread and baked goods are made and sold, not the process itself.

A2Very Often

Wir kaufen unser Brot jeden Morgen in der Bäckerei.

Мы покупаем хлеб каждое утро в пекарне.

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Backen translation: baking. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce Backen

[ˈbakən]

Backen translation

baking

Backen transcription

[ˈbakən]

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Backen meaning: what does it mean?

Zubereitung von Brot, Kuchen und anderem Gebäck im Ofen

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Backen is pronounced as [ˈbakən]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Is Backen part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

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