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Rückenschmerz

German, noun/ˈʁʏkn̩ˌʃmɛʁt͡s/

Rückenschmerz is a German masculine noun meaning “back pain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schmerzempfindung im Bereich des Rückens”.

What does Rückenschmerz mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineback pain

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Schmerzempfindung im Bereich des Rückens

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 Rückenschmerz

  • Rückenschmerzes genitive
  • Rückenschmerzen plural
  • Rückenschmerze dative singular

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Rückenschmerz?

  • /ˈʁʏkn̩ˌʃmɛʁt͡s/
  • [ˈʁʏkn̩ˌʃmɛʁt͡s]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Rückenschmerz in German?

Rückenschmerz appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).