Rückenschwimmen
German, noun/ˈʁʏkn̩ʃvɪmən/
Rückenschwimmen is a German neuter noun meaning “backstroke swimming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schwimmstil, bei dem sich der Schwimmende in Rücklage im Wasser fortbewegt”.
What does Rückenschwimmen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbackstroke swimming
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schwimmstil, bei dem sich der Schwimmende in Rücklage im Wasser fortbewegt
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 Rückenschwimmen
- Rückenschwimmens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rückenschwimmen?
- /ˈʁʏkn̩ʃvɪmən/
- [ˈʁʏkn̩ˌʃvɪmən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rückenschwimmen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rückenschwimmen in German?
Rückenschwimmen appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).