zurückdenken

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌdɛŋkn̩]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌdɛŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückdenken” is uncommon German (frequency #76,425 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,425
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich etwas in Erinnerung rufen

Key facts for zurückdenken
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückdenken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌdɛŋkn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#76,425
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zurückdenken” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zurückdenken lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurückdenken is uncommon German at frequency #76,425 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌdɛŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich etwas in Erinnerung rufen".

Zero misspellings are on record for zurückdenken in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zurückdenken, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-D-E-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich etwas in Erinnerung rufen

Antonyms

vergessen

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 "zurückdenken"?
"zurückdenken" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-D-E-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌdɛŋkn̩].
What does "zurückdenken" mean?
As a verb, "zurückdenken" means: sich etwas in Erinnerung rufen
How do you pronounce "zurückdenken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückdenken" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌdɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurückdenken" come from?
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Using “zurückdenken”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-D-E-N-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡suˈʁʏkˌdɛŋkn̩] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list