zurückfordern
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌfɔʁdɐn]
The verdict
“zurückfordern” is uncommon German (frequency #61,222 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,222
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von jemandem die Rückgabe von etwas verlangen, das einem gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuruckfordern · zurückfordern · German
zurückfordern · rank #61,222 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,222
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH zudecken
Nearest frequency peer: zudecken (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zurückfordern“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- zerstöreris…
zerstörerischen
38,782 corpus weight
- Zicken
Zicken
38,781 corpus weight
- zudecken
zudecken
38,780 corpus weight
- zurückforde…
zurückfordern
38,779 corpus weight
- Zusammengeh…
Zusammengehörigkeit
38,778 corpus weight
- zusammenger…
zusammengerechnet
38,777 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zurückfordern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zurückfordern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌfɔʁdɐn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #61,222 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückfordern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zurückfordern is uncommon German at frequency #61,222 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌfɔʁdɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von jemandem die Rückgabe von etwas verlangen, das einem gehört".
zurückfordern has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zurückfordern, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-F-O-R-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1von jemandem die Rückgabe von etwas verlangen, das einem gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zurückfordern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ob beispielsweise Pflegegeld anteilig zurückgefordert wird oder nicht, wenn jemand vor dem Monatsende stirbt, ist schließlich nicht der Stoff, aus dem Schlagzeilen gemacht werden.“
This word in other languages
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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