rückwärtsgewandt
[ˈʁʏkvɛʁt͡sɡəˌvant]
The verdict
“rückwärtsgewandt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die hintere Seite zeigend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruckwartsgewandt · rückwärtsgewandt · German
rückwärtsgewandt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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 | rückwärtsgewandt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkvɛʁt͡sɡəˌvant] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rückwärtsgewandt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rückwärtsgewandt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁʏkvɛʁt͡sɡəˌvant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rückwärtsgewandt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rückwärtsgewandt, spelled R-Ü-C-K-W-Ä-R-T-S-G-E-W-A-N-D-T.
Definition
- 1die hintere Seite zeigend
- 2auf eine zurückliegende Zeit gerichtet, auf einen vergangenen Zustand bezogen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rückwärtsgewandt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie saß mit anderen jungen Leuten in einer auf und abwogenden Kutsche, entdeckte ihn und winkte ihm rückwärtsgewandt mit der Hand zu.“
„[…] er sah, wie der Atem sich in Rauch verwandelte, dann wiederholte er den Satz, halb rückwärtsgewandt, und sah noch deutlicher den Kältedampf des Atems.“
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.