rückständig
German, adjective
rückständig is spelled R-Ü-C-K-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rückständig is a German adjective meaning “backward, outdated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does rückständig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
backward, outdated
- 2
underdeveloped, unprogressive
- 3
reactionary
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of rückständig
- rückständiger masculine nominative singular
- am rückständigsten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rückständig?
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rückständig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rückständig in German?
rückständig appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).