rückwirkende

[ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩də]

/[ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“rückwirkende” is uncommon German (frequency #73,960 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,960
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruckwirkende · rückwirkende · German

rückwirkende · rank #73,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,960
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Röthenbach

Nearest frequency peer: Röthenbach (-2 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 „rückwirkende“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rückwirkende
PropertyValue
Headwordrückwirkende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩də]
Letters12
Frequency rank#73,960
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rückwirkende“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rückwirkendefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Röthenbach“ (#73,958), „sacks“ (#73,962), „Samenerguss“ (#73,963). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rückwirkende“ bei #73,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rückwirkende is uncommon German at frequency #73,960 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rückwirkende, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rückwirkende, spelled R-Ü-C-K-W-I-R-K-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend

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 "rückwirkende"?
"rückwirkende" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-W-I-R-K-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩də].
What does "rückwirkende" mean?
As an adjective, "rückwirkende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rückwirkend
How do you pronounce "rückwirkende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rückwirkende" is [ˈʁʏkˌvɪʁkn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rückwirkende" come from?
"rückwirkende" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list