retroflex
[ʁetʁoˈflɛks]
The verdict
“retroflex” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit zurückgebogener Zunge gebildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-retroflex · retroflex · German
retroflex · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retroflex |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʁetʁoˈflɛks] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „retroflex“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
retroflex is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁetʁoˈflɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit zurückgebogener Zunge gebildet".
Zero misspellings are on record for retroflex in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 retroflex, spelled R-E-T-R-O-F-L-E-X.
Definition
- 1mit zurückgebogener Zunge gebildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how retroflex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der stimmlose retroflexe Frikativ ist ein stimmloser, mit zurückgebogener Zunge gebildeter Reibelaut.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.