Rückzahlung
[ˈʁʏkˌt͡saːlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Rückzahlung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #18,378 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,378
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Erstattung geliehenen oder zu Unrecht erhaltenen Geldes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rückzahlung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌt͡saːlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #18,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rückzahlung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rückzahlung is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁʏkˌt͡saːlʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,378 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Erstattung geliehenen oder zu Unrecht erhaltenen Geldes".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rückzahlung, with forms such as "rcükzahlung", "rrückzahlung", and "rücckzahlung". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Rückzahlung, spelled R-Ü-C-K-Z-A-H-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Erstattung geliehenen oder zu Unrecht erhaltenen Geldes
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rcükzahlung,rrückzahlung,rücckzahlung,rückazhlung,rückkzahlung,rückzahhlung,rückzahllung,rückzahlnug,rückzahlugn,rückzahlungg,rückzahlunng,rückzahulng,rückzalhung,rückzhalung,rückzzahlung,rüczkahlung,rükczahlung,ürckzahlung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rückzahlung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Rückzahlung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-C-K-Z-A-H-L-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁʏkˌt͡saːlʊŋ] (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.