Rückgänge

[ˈʁʏkˌɡɛŋə]

/[ˈʁʏkˌɡɛŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rückgänge” is uncommon German (frequency #93,514 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,514
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rückgang

Key facts for Rückgänge
PropertyValue
HeadwordRückgänge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʏkˌɡɛŋə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,514
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rückgänge” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rückgänge lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rückgänge is uncommon German at frequency #93,514 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkˌɡɛŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Rückgänge in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Rückgänge, spelled R-Ü-C-K-G-Ä-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rückgang
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Rückgang
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Rückgang

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 "Rückgänge"?
"Rückgänge" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-G-Ä-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkˌɡɛŋə].
What does "Rückgänge" mean?
As a noun, "Rückgänge" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rückgang
How do you pronounce "Rückgänge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rückgänge" is [ˈʁʏkˌɡɛŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rückgänge" come from?
"Rückgänge" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Rückgänge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-C-K-G-Ä-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁʏkˌɡɛŋə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list