Rückschlag
German, noun/ˈrʏkˌʃlaːk/
Rückschlag is spelled R-Ü-C-K-S-C-H-L-A-G (10 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rückschlag is a German masculine noun meaning “setback (sudden or unexpected turn for the worse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein (meist entmutigendes) Ereignis, das einen von seinem Ziel entfernt”.
What does Rückschlag mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesetback (sudden or unexpected turn for the worse)
- 2
masculinereturn, the act of hitting the ball back
- 3
masculineraresynonym of Rückstoß (“recoil of a gun”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein (meist entmutigendes) Ereignis, das einen von seinem Ziel entfernt 2. Kursrückgang an der Börse 3. Sport: Retournieren des Balls, den der gegnerische Spieler ins Feld geschlagen hat 4. Technik: heftige Rückwärtsbewegung eines beweglichen Objekts
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rückschlag
- Rückschlags genitive
- Rückschlages genitive
- Rückschläge plural
- Rückschlage dative singular
- Rückschlägen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rückschlag?
- /ˈrʏkˌʃlaːk/
- [ˈʁʏkˌʃlaːk]
- /-ˌʃla(ː)x/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rückschlag
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rückschlag in German?
Rückschlag appears 2.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).