Retourkutsche

[ʁeˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʊt͡ʃə]

/[ʁeˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʊt͡ʃə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Retourkutsche” is uncommon German (frequency #86,977 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,977
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Rache, Revanche

Corpus desk

Index DE-retourkutsche · Retourkutsche · German

Retourkutsche · rank #86,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,977
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rettungskräft…

Nearest frequency peer: Rettungskräften (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Retourkutsche“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Retourkutsche“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Retourkutsche
PropertyValue
HeadwordRetourkutsche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʊt͡ʃə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#86,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Retourkutsche“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Retourkutschefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rettungskräften“ (#86,978), „Repräsentantenhauses“ (#86,975), „Rettungsring“ (#86,979). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Retourkutsche“ bei #86,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Retourkutsche is uncommon German at frequency #86,977 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʊt͡ʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Rache, Revanche".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Retourkutsche, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Retourkutsche, spelled R-E-T-O-U-R-K-U-T-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Rache, Revanche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Retourkutsche war nicht nett von dir.
  2. „Und bestimmt kenne sie das: Wenn man ein Kind der Lüge überführe, dann wisse es sich meist nicht anders zu helfen als durch eine Retourkutsche.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Retourkutsche"?
"Retourkutsche" is spelled R-E-T-O-U-R-K-U-T-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʊt͡ʃə].
What does "Retourkutsche" mean?
As a noun, "Retourkutsche" means: kleine Rache, Revanche
How do you pronounce "Retourkutsche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Retourkutsche" is [ʁeˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʊt͡ʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Retourkutsche" come from?
"Retourkutsche" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Retourkutsche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Samstagmittag#87,011provozierende#86,937Schneckenhaus#87,023Schullandheim#87,027

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list