zurückgelegte

[t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌleːktə]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌleːktə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zurückgelegte” is uncommon German (frequency #81,203 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,203
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt

Key facts for zurückgelegte
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückgelegte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌleːktə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,203
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zurückgelegte” 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). zurückgelegte 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

zurückgelegte is uncommon German at frequency #81,203 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌleːktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zurückgelegte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zurückgelegte, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-G-E-L-E-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt

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 "zurückgelegte"?
"zurückgelegte" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-G-E-L-E-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌleːktə].
What does "zurückgelegte" mean?
As an adjective, "zurückgelegte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zurückgelegt
How do you pronounce "zurückgelegte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückgelegte" is [t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌleːktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurückgelegte" come from?
"zurückgelegte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “zurückgelegte”

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-L-E-G-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡suˈʁʏkɡəˌleːktə] (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