Rückgang
[ˈʁʏkˌɡaŋ]
The verdict
“Rückgang” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,808
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Kleinerwerden oder Geringerwerden von etwas, Verringerung, Abnahme
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruckgang · Rückgang · German
Rückgang · rank #7,808 · 13 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,808
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Räder
Nearest frequency peer: Räder (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Rückgang“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Ruhrgebiet
Ruhrgebiet
92,196 corpus weight
- russischer
russischer
92,195 corpus weight
- Räder
Räder
92,194 corpus weight
- Rückgang
Rückgang
92,193 corpus weight
- Rückstand
Rückstand
92,192 corpus weight
- rückwärts
rückwärts
92,191 corpus weight
What this shows „Rückgang“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rückgang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌɡaŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,808 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rückgang“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Rückgang (IPA [ˈʁʏkˌɡaŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,808 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Kleinerwerden oder Geringerwerden von etwas, Verringerung, Abnahme".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rückgang, with forms such as "rcükgang", "rrückgang", and "rücckgang". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Rundgang", "Rückwand", "rückgängig", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rückgang, spelled R-Ü-C-K-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1das Kleinerwerden oder Geringerwerden von etwas, Verringerung, Abnahme
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rückgang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit solch einem starken Rückgang der Aufträge hätte kaum jemand in der Wirtschaft gerechnet.
Insgesamt dürfte die Einwohnerzahl Deutschlands auch 2007 wieder gesunken sein. Von Ende 2006 bis Ende 2007 wird mit einem Rückgang von etwa 100.000 Personen auf 82,21 Millionen gerechnet.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rcükgang
- rrückgang
- rücckgang
- rücgkang
- rückagng
- rückgagn
- rückgangg
- rückganng
- rückggang
- rückgnag
- rückkgang
- rükcgang
- ürckgang
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rückgang - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rückgang", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).