Comeback
German, noun/ˈkambɛk/
Comeback is spelled C-O-M-E-B-A-C-K (8 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written German, the 7,590th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comeback is a German neuter noun meaning “comeback (return to success or popularity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Zurückkehren nach einer gewissen Pause von einer bekannten Person ins Licht der Öffentlichkeit…”.
What does Comeback mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercomeback (return to success or popularity)
- 2
neuterrarecomeback; retort (witty reply)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Zurückkehren nach einer gewissen Pause von einer bekannten Person ins Licht der Öffentlichkeit (insbesondere Künstler und Sportler) 2. das Zurückkehren nach einer gewissen Pause von einer zwischenzeitlich aus der Mode gekommenen Stilrichtung oder anderer Phänomene
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Comeback
- Comebacks genitive
- Come-back alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Comeback?
- /ˈkambɛk/
- /kamˈbɛk/
- [ˌkamˈbɛk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Comeback
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Comeback in German?
Comeback appears 9.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).