zurückgehend
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡeːənt]
The verdict
“zurückgehend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs zurückgehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuruckgehend · zurückgehend · German
zurückgehend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zurückgehend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡeːənt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückgehend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zurückgehend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡeːənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs zurückgehen".
No misspelling variants are generated for zurückgehend in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 zurückgehend, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-G-E-H-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Partizip Präsens des Verbs zurückgehen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.