rückfällig

[ˈʁʏkˌfɛlɪç]

/[ˈʁʏkˌfɛlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“rückfällig” is uncommon German (frequency #60,021 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,021
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wieder altes (negatives, schädliches, verbotenes, kriminelles) Verhalten zeigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruckfallig · rückfällig · German

rückfällig · rank #60,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,021
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rückfrage

Nearest frequency peer: Rückfrage (-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 „rückfällig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rückfällig
PropertyValue
Headwordrückfällig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁʏkˌfɛlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rückfällig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rückfälligfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rückfrage“ (#60,020), „Sachgebiet“ (#60,022), „Röntgenstrahlen“ (#60,019). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rückfällig“ bei #60,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rückfällig is uncommon German at frequency #60,021 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁʏkˌfɛlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

rückfällig has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is rückfällig, spelled R-Ü-C-K-F-Ä-L-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    wieder altes (negatives, schädliches, verbotenes, kriminelles) Verhalten zeigend
  2. 2
    wieder an der alten (überwunden geglaubten) Krankheit leidend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eigentlich hatte sie ja aufgehört zu rauchen, aber nun wurde sie wieder rückfällig.
  2. Der rückfällige Betrüger wird erneut angeklagt.

This word in other languages

reincidente(Español)

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 "rückfällig"?
"rückfällig" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-F-Ä-L-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkˌfɛlɪç].
What does "rückfällig" mean?
As an adjective, "rückfällig" means: wieder altes (negatives, schädliches, verbotenes, kriminelles) Verhalten zeigend
How do you pronounce "rückfällig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rückfällig" is [ˈʁʏkˌfɛlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rückfällig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sachgebiet#60,022regnerisch#59,999Schleppern#60,045Rednerpult#59,996

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list