Rücklauf

[ˈʁʏklaʊ̯f]

/[ˈʁʏklaʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rücklauf” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,967 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,967
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zurücklaufen zum Ausgangspunkt

Key facts for Rücklauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordRücklauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʏklaʊ̯f]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,967
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rücklauf” 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). Rücklauf lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rücklauf is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁʏklaʊ̯f]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,967 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rücklauf, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rücklauf, spelled R-Ü-C-K-L-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zurücklaufen zum Ausgangspunkt
  2. 2
    Antwort auf eine Befragung oder Ähnliches

Antonyms

Vorlauf

This word in other languages

return(English)

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 "Rücklauf"?
"Rücklauf" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-L-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏklaʊ̯f].
What does "Rücklauf" mean?
As a noun, "Rücklauf" means: Zurücklaufen zum Ausgangspunkt
How do you pronounce "Rücklauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rücklauf" is [ˈʁʏklaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rücklauf" come from?
"Rücklauf" 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 “Rücklauf”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-C-K-L-A-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁʏklaʊ̯f] (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.

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

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