Rückführung
[ˈʁʏkˌfyːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Rückführung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,042 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,042
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Zurückschicken, beispielsweise von Kriegsgefangenen in ihr Ursprungsland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rückführung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌfyːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #20,042 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rückführung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rückführung is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁʏkˌfyːʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,042 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rückführung, with forms such as "rcükführung", "rrückführung", and "rücckführung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rückführung, spelled R-Ü-C-K-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1das Zurückschicken, beispielsweise von Kriegsgefangenen in ihr Ursprungsland
- 2das Zurückleiten von etwas
- 3Reduzierung, beispielsweise von Schulden, Budgets
- 4Schließen, Deduktion
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rcükführung,rrückführung,rücckführung,rücfkührung,rückfführung,rückfhürung,rückfühhrung,rückführnug,rückführrung,rückführugn,rückführungg,rückführunng,rückfühurng,rückfürhung,rückkführung,rücküfhrung,rükcführung,ürckführung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rückführung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Rückführung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-C-K-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁʏkˌfyːʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.