Rückfall
German, noun/ˈʁʏkˌfal/
Rückfall is spelled R-Ü-C-K-F-A-L-L (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rückfall is a German masculine noun meaning “relapse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ungewollte Veränderung zurück in Richtung des schlechteren Status quo ante”.
What does Rückfall mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerelapse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ungewollte Veränderung zurück in Richtung des schlechteren Status quo ante 2. Wiederausbruch einer geheilt geglaubten Krankheit 3. erneuter Gesetzesbruch eines bereits einschlägig vorbestraften Straftäters
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 Rückfall
- Rückfalles genitive
- Rückfalls genitive
- Rückfälle plural
- Rückfalle dative singular
- Rückfällen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rückfall?
- /ˈʁʏkˌfal/
- [ˈʁʏkˌfal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rückfall
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rückfall in German?
Rückfall appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).