rückwirkend
[ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩t]
The verdict
“rückwirkend” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,366 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #19,366
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von einem in der Vergangenheit liegenden Zeitpunkt an gültig / in Kraft tretend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rückwirkend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #19,366 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rückwirkend” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for rückwirkend is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩t]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,366 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for rückwirkend, with forms such as "rcükwirkend", "rrückwirkend", and "rücckwirkend". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rückwirkend, spelled R-Ü-C-K-W-I-R-K-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1von einem in der Vergangenheit liegenden Zeitpunkt an gültig / in Kraft tretend
- 2mit Auswirkungen auf denjenigen/dasjenige, der/das etwas auslöst
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rcükwirkend,rrückwirkend,rücckwirkend,rückiwrkend,rückkwirkend,rückwikrend,rückwireknd,rückwirkedn,rückwirkendd,rückwirkennd,rückwirkkend,rückwirkned,rückwirrkend,rückwrikend,rückwwirkend,rücwkirkend,rükcwirkend,ürckwirkend
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rückwirkend - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “rückwirkend”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-C-K-W-I-R-K-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.