Rücksendung

[ˈʁʏkˌzɛndʊŋ]

/[ˈʁʏkˌzɛndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rücksendung” is uncommon German (frequency #65,634 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,634
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sendung, die zurück an den Absender geht

Corpus desk

Index DE-rucksendung · Rücksendung · German

Rücksendung · rank #65,634 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,634
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rückständen

Nearest frequency peer: Rückständen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rücksendung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rücksendung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rücksendung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRücksendung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʏkˌzɛndʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rücksendung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rücksendungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rückständen“ (#65,635), „ruderte“ (#65,632), „Ruderboot“ (#65,631). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rücksendung“ bei #65,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rücksendung is uncommon German at frequency #65,634 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkˌzɛndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sendung, die zurück an den Absender geht".

Zero misspellings are on record for Rücksendung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rücksendung, spelled R-Ü-C-K-S-E-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sendung, die zurück an den Absender geht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rücksendung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Gegengaben für die Rücksendung der Behälter wurden nun zusammengestellt.“
  2. Nach Rücksendung der unterschriebenen Urkunde kann die Zahlung im Laufe einer Woche geleistet werden.

Synonyms

RetoureRetoursendung

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 "Rücksendung"?
"Rücksendung" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-S-E-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkˌzɛndʊŋ].
What does "Rücksendung" mean?
As a noun, "Rücksendung" means: Sendung, die zurück an den Absender geht
How do you pronounce "Rücksendung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rücksendung" is [ˈʁʏkˌzɛndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rücksendung" come from?
"Rücksendung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rücksendung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rückständen#65,635Schlachtruf#65,651Rechtsklick#65,612ranzukommen#65,605

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list