rücklings
[ˈʁʏklɪŋs]
The verdict
“rücklings” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach hinten, nach rückwärts, so dass man auf dem Rücken landet
Corpus desk
Index DE-rucklings · rücklings · German
rücklings · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rücklings |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏklɪŋs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rücklings“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rücklings is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈʁʏklɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for rücklings in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is rücklings, spelled R-Ü-C-K-L-I-N-G-S.
Definition
- 1nach hinten, nach rückwärts, so dass man auf dem Rücken landet
- 2'mit dem Rücken voran', nicht in der üblich gewöhnlichen Weise mit dem Rücken nach hinten
- 3aus dem Hinterhalt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rücklings appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er fiel rücklings über die Reling.
Sie plumpste rücklings ins Heu.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.