Rückwärtsgang
German, noun[ˈʁʏkvɛʁtsˌɡaŋ]
Rückwärtsgang is spelled R-Ü-C-K-W-Ä-R-T-S-G-A-N-G (13 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,097th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rückwärtsgang is a German masculine noun meaning “reverse, reverse gear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schaltstufe eines Getriebes, mit dem es möglich ist, rückwärts zu fahren”.
What does Rückwärtsgang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereverse, reverse gear
den Rückwärtsgang einlegen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schaltstufe eines Getriebes, mit dem es möglich ist, rückwärts zu fahren 2. Abkehr vom bisherigen Handeln, das Zurücknehmen von etwas 3. Vorgang, bei dem sich etwas verschlechtert 4. das Rückwärtsgehen
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 Rückwärtsgang
- Rückwärtsganges genitive
- Rückwärtsgangs genitive
- Rückwärtsgänge plural
- Rückwärtsgange dative singular
- Rückwärtsgängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rückwärtsgang?
- [ˈʁʏkvɛʁtsˌɡaŋ]
- [ˈʁʏkvɛʁt͡sˌɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rückwärtsgang
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rückwärtsgang in German?
Rückwärtsgang appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).