jemandem den Rücken stärken

[ˈjeːmandəm deːn ˈʁʏkŋ̍ ˈʃtɛʁkŋ̍]

/[ˈjeːmandəm deːn ˈʁʏkŋ̍ ˈʃtɛʁkŋ̍]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
27
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden in seinem Standpunkt unterstützen

Corpus desk

Index DE-jemandem-den-rucken-star · jemandem den Rücken stärken · German

jemandem den Rücken stärken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 27 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 jemandem den Rücken stärken
PropertyValue
Headwordjemandem den Rücken stärken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈjeːmandəm deːn ˈʁʏkŋ̍ ˈʃtɛʁkŋ̍]
Letters27
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jemandem den Rücken stärken“ im Deutschen

jemandem den Rücken stärkensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jemandem den Rücken stärken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈjeːmandəm deːn ˈʁʏkŋ̍ ˈʃtɛʁkŋ̍]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden in seinem Standpunkt unterstützen".

jemandem den Rücken stärken has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is jemandem den Rücken stärken, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -D-E-N- -R-Ü-C-K-E-N- -S-T-Ä-R-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden in seinem Standpunkt unterstützen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how jemandem den Rücken stärken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Weder Takeichi als Chef des betroffenen Forschungszentrums noch der Präsident des Riken-Insituts, Riyoji Noyori, seines Zeichens Chemie-Nobelpreisträger, stärkten ihrer Mitarbeiterin den Rücken.“

Synonyms

jemandem den Nacken steifensich hinter jemanden stellen

Antonyms

jemandem in den Rücken fallen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jemandem den Rücken stärken"?
"jemandem den Rücken stärken" is spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-M- -D-E-N- -R-Ü-C-K-E-N- -S-T-Ä-R-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjeːmandəm deːn ˈʁʏkŋ̍ ˈʃtɛʁkŋ̍].
What does "jemandem den Rücken stärken" mean?
As a phrase, "jemandem den Rücken stärken" means: jemanden in seinem Standpunkt unterstützen
How do you pronounce "jemandem den Rücken stärken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jemandem den Rücken stärken" is [ˈjeːmandəm deːn ˈʁʏkŋ̍ ˈʃtɛʁkŋ̍]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jemandem den Rücken stärken" come from?
"jemandem den Rücken stärken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list