baedeker

Questions about baedeker

What does baedeker mean?

baedeker means "German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in baedeker?

baedeker has 3 syllables: bae-de-ker. The stress falls on "bae". In IPA it is /ˈbeɪdəkɚ/.

What is another word for baedeker?

Close synonyms include Karl Baedeker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is baedeker a common word?

baedeker is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.