Rückfrage
[ˈʁʏkˌfʁaːɡə]
The verdict
“Rückfrage” is uncommon German (frequency #60,020 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,020
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - allgemein: Frage zur Überprüfung eines bereits bekannten Sachverhalts
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rückfrage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌfʁaːɡə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #60,020 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rückfrage” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Rückfrage is uncommon German at frequency #60,020 among 42,116 “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
- 1allgemein: Frage zur Überprüfung eines bereits bekannten Sachverhalts
- 2Linguistik: andere Bezeichnung für Echofrage: Antwort auf eine Frage unter Verwendung/ Wiederholung eines Teils des Wortlauts
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Rückfrage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-C-K-F-R-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.