zurück

[t͡suˈʁʏk]

/[t͡suˈʁʏk]/ adv

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The verdict

“zurück” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#254
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wieder zu einem (auch fiktiven) Ausgangspunkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruck · zurück · German

zurück · rank #254 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #254
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH sieht

Nearest frequency peer: sieht (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zurück“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zurück“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zurück vs Zürich
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zurück
PropertyValue
Headwordzurück
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#254
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zurück“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zurückliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sieht“ (#253), „deine“ (#255), „meiner“ (#252). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurück“ bei #254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around zurück (IPA [t͡suˈʁʏk]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #254 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for zurück, with forms such as "uzrück", "zruück", and "zurcük". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Zürich", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 zurück, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    wieder zu einem (auch fiktiven) Ausgangspunkt
  2. 2
    der eigenen Bewegung oder dem eigenen Blick entgegengesetzt; hinter einem
  3. 3
    in Richtung der Vergangenheit
  4. 4
    noch nicht dort, wo es zu erwarten wäre

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zurück appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Wanderer ist endlich in seinem Hause zurück.
  2. Während des Marsches sah der Führer der Gruppe, dass weiter zurück noch einige hinterhertrödelten. Er sah auch, dass einige der Langsameren zurückgeblieben waren.

Synonyms

heimwärtsheimzurückwärtshinten

Antonyms

weitervorwärtsvornführendvornevorneweg

This word in other languages

back(English)atrás(Español)de retour(Français)atrás(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzrück
  • zruück
  • zurcük
  • zurrück
  • zurücck
  • zurückk
  • zurükc
  • zuürck
  • zzurück

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zurück - 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.

uzrück2zruück2zurcük2zurrück1zurücck1zurückk1zurükc2zuürck2
Edit distance from "zurück"

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 "zurück"?
"zurück" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏk].
What does "zurück" mean?
As an adverb, "zurück" means: wieder zu einem (auch fiktiven) Ausgangspunkt
What words are commonly confused with "zurück"?
"zurück" is commonly confused with "Zürich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zurück"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurück" is [t͡suˈʁʏk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurück" come from?
"zurück" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jedoch#256meiner#252Grosse#259Arbeit#246

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

welche9 variantssicher9 variantsgleich9 variantsKinder9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list