Rückzieher
[ˈʁʏkˌt͡siːɐ]
The verdict
“Rückzieher” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,001
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Zurückziehen von angekündigten Handlungen oder gemachten Versprechungen, Forderungen und Behauptungen oder das Zurückschrecken vor deren Konsequenzen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rückzieher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌt͡siːɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #36,001 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rückzieher” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Rückzieher (IPA [ˈʁʏkˌt͡siːɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,001 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rückzieher, with forms such as "rcükzieher", "rrückzieher", and "rücckzieher". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Rückzieher, spelled R-Ü-C-K-Z-I-E-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1das Zurückziehen von angekündigten Handlungen oder gemachten Versprechungen, Forderungen und Behauptungen oder das Zurückschrecken vor deren Konsequenzen
- 2über den eigenen Kopf mit dem Spann rückwärts gespielter Ball
Synonyms
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This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rcükzieher
- rrückzieher
- rücckzieher
- rückizeher
- rückkzieher
- rückzeiher
- rückzieehr
- rückzieherr
- rückziehher
- rückziehre
- rückziheer
- rückzzieher
- rüczkieher
- rükczieher
- ürckzieher
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rückzieher - 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 “Rückzieher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-C-K-Z-I-E-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁʏkˌt͡siːɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.