Rückversicherung

[ˈʁʏkfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈʁʏkfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rückversicherung” is uncommon German (frequency #83,233 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,233
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vereinbarung, die der Absicherung von Risiken dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruckversicherung · Rückversicherung · German

Rückversicherung · rank #83,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,233
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Röckchen

Nearest frequency peer: Röckchen (-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 „Rückversicherung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rückversicherung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRückversicherung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʏkfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#83,233
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rückversicherung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Röckchen“ (#83,232), „sachkundig“ (#83,234), „räuspern“ (#83,231). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rückversicherung“ bei #83,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rückversicherung is uncommon German at frequency #83,233 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rückversicherung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rückversicherung, spelled R-Ü-C-K-V-E-R-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vereinbarung, die der Absicherung von Risiken dient
  2. 2
    Unternehmen (Versicherung), das andere Versicherungen (Erstversicherungen) gegen deren Risiken absichert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Rückversicherungen tragen dadurch, dass sie die Last des Risikos auf mehrere Versicherer verteilen, zur größeren Stetigkeit und Sicherheit des Geschäfts bei.“
  2. Die Münchener Rück ist eine der größten Rückversicherungen der Welt.

Synonyms

ReassekuranzRückversichererRückversicherungsunternehmen

This word in other languages

reassurance(English)reaseguro(Español)réassurance(Français)

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 "Rückversicherung"?
"Rückversicherung" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-V-E-R-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ].
What does "Rückversicherung" mean?
As a noun, "Rückversicherung" means: Vereinbarung, die der Absicherung von Risiken dient
How do you pronounce "Rückversicherung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rückversicherung" is [ˈʁʏkfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rückversicherung" come from?
"Rückversicherung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list