Rückruf
[ˈʁʏkˌʁuːf]
The verdict
“Rückruf” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,687
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aktion eines Produzenten einer Ware, bei der diese zurückgenommen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruckruf · Rückruf · German
Rückruf · rank #23,687 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #23,687
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Rücklagen
Nearest frequency peer: Rücklagen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Rückruf”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Ruanda
Ruanda
76,317 corpus weight
- Ränder
Ränder
76,316 corpus weight
- Rücklagen
Rücklagen
76,315 corpus weight
- Rückruf
Rückruf
76,314 corpus weight
- Sachlage
Sachlage
76,313 corpus weight
- sad
sad
76,312 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Rückruf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Rückruf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌʁuːf] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,687 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Rückruf” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Rückruf (IPA [ˈʁʏkˌʁuːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,687 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rückruf, with forms such as "rcükruf", "rrückruf", and "rücckruf". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Rückzug", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rückruf, spelled R-Ü-C-K-R-U-F.
Definition
- 1Aktion eines Produzenten einer Ware, bei der diese zurückgenommen wird
- 2Telefonanruf als Reaktion auf ein vor kurzem geführtes Gespräch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rückruf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) ordnete einen verpflichtenden Rückruf für alle 2,4 Millionen Fahrzeuge mit manipulierter Software in Deutschland an, wie Bundesverkehrsminister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) am Donnerstag in Berlin sagte.
Der Produktions-Stopp des Smartphones Galaxy Note 7 wiegt für Samsung schwerer als ein bloßer Rückruf.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rcükruf
- rrückruf
- rücckruf
- rückkruf
- rückrfu
- rückrruf
- rückruff
- rückurf
- rücrkuf
- rükcruf
- ürckruf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rückruf - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "Rückruf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Rückzug". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #23,687 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.