Rückfrage

[ˈʁʏkˌfʁaːɡə]

/[ˈʁʏkˌfʁaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rückfrage” is uncommon German (frequency #60,020 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,020
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - allgemein: Frage zur Überprüfung eines bereits bekannten Sachverhalts

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruckfrage · Rückfrage · German

Rückfrage · rank #60,020 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,020
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Röntgenstrahl…

Nearest frequency peer: Röntgenstrahlen (-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 „Rückfrage“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rückfrage
PropertyValue
HeadwordRückfrage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʏkˌfʁaːɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rückfrage“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Röntgenstrahlen“ (#60,019), „rückfällig“ (#60,021), „Sachgebiet“ (#60,022). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rückfrage“ bei #60,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rückfrage is uncommon German at frequency #60,020 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkˌfʁaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Rückfrage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rückfrage, spelled R-Ü-C-K-F-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    allgemein: Frage zur Überprüfung eines bereits bekannten Sachverhalts
  2. 2
    Linguistik: andere Bezeichnung für Echofrage: Antwort auf eine Frage unter Verwendung/ Wiederholung eines Teils des Wortlauts

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für Rückfragen stehen wir Ihnen jederzeit gerne zur Verfügung.
  2. Bei Rückfragen wenden Sie sich bitte an den Hersteller.

This word in other languages

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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 "Rückfrage"?
"Rückfrage" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-F-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkˌfʁaːɡə].
What does "Rückfrage" mean?
As a noun, "Rückfrage" means: allgemein: Frage zur Überprüfung eines bereits bekannten Sachverhalts
How do you pronounce "Rückfrage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rückfrage" is [ˈʁʏkˌfʁaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rückfrage" come from?
"Rückfrage" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlagend#60,042schnaufen#60,047Quartiers#59,984schwächte#60,060

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list