Rückwanderer
[ˈʁʏkˌvandəʁɐ]
The verdict
“Rückwanderer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der nach langer Zeit im Ausland in sein Heimatland zurückkehrt
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruckwanderer · Rückwanderer · German
Rückwanderer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rückwanderer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌvandəʁɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rückwanderer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rückwanderer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkˌvandəʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der nach langer Zeit im Ausland in sein Heimatland zurückkehrt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rückwanderer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rückwanderer, spelled R-Ü-C-K-W-A-N-D-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der nach langer Zeit im Ausland in sein Heimatland zurückkehrt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rückwanderer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die zweite große Welle der Rückwanderer kam aus dem Westen: aus deutschen Arbeits-, Konzentrations- und Gefangenenlagern, oft nach jahrelanger Zwangsarbeit.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.