zurückgeblieben
[t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌbliːbn̩]
The verdict
“zurückgeblieben” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,852 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #25,852
- frequency rank, German
- 15
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zurückbleiben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zurückgeblieben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌbliːbn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #25,852 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zurückgeblieben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zurückgeblieben is 15 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌbliːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,852 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zurückbleiben".
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for zurückgeblieben, with forms such as "uzrückgeblieben", "zruückgeblieben", and "zurcükgeblieben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zurückgeblieben, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-G-E-B-L-I-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zurückbleiben
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uzrückgeblieben,zruückgeblieben,zurcükgeblieben,zurrückgeblieben,zurücckgeblieben,zurücgkeblieben,zurückegblieben,zurückgbelieben,zurückgebblieben,zurückgebileben,zurückgebleiben,zurückgeblibeen,zurückgebliebben,zurückgebliebenn,zurückgebliebne,zurückgeblieebn,zurückgebllieben,zurückgelbieben,zurückggeblieben,zurückkgeblieben,zurükcgeblieben,zuürckgeblieben,zzurückgeblieben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zurückgeblieben - 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.
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 “zurückgeblieben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-G-E-B-L-I-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌbliːbn̩] (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
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.