rückläufige

[ˈʁʏkˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]

/[ˈʁʏkˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“rückläufige” is uncommon German (frequency #55,671 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,671
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig

Key facts for rückläufige
PropertyValue
Headwordrückläufige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁʏkˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,671
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rückläufige” 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). rückläufige lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rückläufige is uncommon German at frequency #55,671 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁʏkˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rückläufige in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rückläufige, spelled R-Ü-C-K-L-Ä-U-F-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig

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 "rückläufige"?
"rückläufige" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-L-Ä-U-F-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə].
What does "rückläufige" mean?
As an adjective, "rückläufige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückläufig
How do you pronounce "rückläufige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rückläufige" is [ˈʁʏkˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rückläufige" come from?
"rückläufige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “rückläufige”

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

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