den Rücken kehren

[deːn ˈʁʏkn̩ ˈkeːʁən]

/[deːn ˈʁʏkn̩ ˈkeːʁən]/ phrase

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The verdict

“den Rücken kehren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich von einer oder mehreren Personen abwenden; aus einer Organisation austreten, sich mit einem Thema in Zukunft nicht mehr beschäftigen; etwas/jemanden verlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-den-rucken-kehren · den Rücken kehren · German

den Rücken kehren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for den Rücken kehren
PropertyValue
Headwordden Rücken kehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[deːn ˈʁʏkn̩ ˈkeːʁən]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “den Rücken kehren” sits in German frequency

den Rücken kehren falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

den Rücken kehren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [deːn ˈʁʏkn̩ ˈkeːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich von einer oder mehreren Personen abwenden; aus einer Organisation austreten, sich mit einem Thema in Zukunft nicht mehr beschäftigen; etwas/jemanden verlassen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for den Rücken kehren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is den Rücken kehren, spelled D-E-N- -R-Ü-C-K-E-N- -K-E-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich von einer oder mehreren Personen abwenden; aus einer Organisation austreten, sich mit einem Thema in Zukunft nicht mehr beschäftigen; etwas/jemanden verlassen

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "den Rücken kehren"?
"den Rücken kehren" is spelled D-E-N- -R-Ü-C-K-E-N- -K-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deːn ˈʁʏkn̩ ˈkeːʁən].
What does "den Rücken kehren" mean?
As a phrase, "den Rücken kehren" means: sich von einer oder mehreren Personen abwenden; aus einer Organisation austreten, sich mit einem Thema in Zukunft nicht mehr beschäftigen; etwas/jemanden verlassen
How do you pronounce "den Rücken kehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "den Rücken kehren" is [deːn ˈʁʏkn̩ ˈkeːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "den Rücken kehren" come from?
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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