Rückzug
The verdict
“Rückzug” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,102 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,102
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: die Beendigung, das Niederlegen einer zuvor ausgeübten Betätigung oder Funktion (eines Amtes, einer Kandidatur und so weiter), das Verlassen (einer Organisation oder dergleichen); Sichentfernen (vo...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rückzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rückzug” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rückzug is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁʏkˌt͡suːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,102 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rückzug, with forms such as "rcükzug", "rrückzug", and "rücckzug". 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 also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Rückweg", "Rückruf", "Rückflug", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rückzug, spelled R-Ü-C-K-Z-U-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1die Beendigung, das Niederlegen einer zuvor ausgeübten Betätigung oder Funktion (eines Amtes, einer Kandidatur und so weiter), das Verlassen (einer Organisation oder dergleichen); Sichentfernen (von einer Örtlichkeit); übertragen auch von unbelebten Konkreta und Abstrakta
- 2Zurückweichen, Sichentfernen von einem Gegner
- 3sukzessive Abnahme der räumlichen Ausdehnung als Folge fortgesetzten Abschmelzens
- 4eine Möglichkeit, ein Ort zum Rückzug [1a, 1b]
- 5Wegnehmen (von etwas zuvor Gewährtem); Beendigung (einer regelmäßigen Leistung; eines Verkaufs); Zurücknehmen (eines Antrags, eines Rechtsmittels etc.)
- 6Abhebung (von einem Bankkonto)
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rcükzug,rrückzug,rücckzug,rückkzug,rückuzg,rückzgu,rückzugg,rückzzug,rüczkug,rükczug,ürckzug
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rückzug — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "Rückzug"
Frequency rank: #6,102 in German
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Using “Rückzug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-C-K-Z-U-G — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁʏkˌt͡suːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Rückweg” — see the side-by-side comparison. Rückzug vs Rückweg
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Nearby German words
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