zurückgingen

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡɪŋən]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückgingen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,798 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,798
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückgehen

Key facts for zurückgingen
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückgingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡɪŋən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zurückgingen” 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). zurückgingen 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

zurückgingen is uncommon German at frequency #78,798 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for zurückgingen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zurückgingen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-G-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückgehen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückgehen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückgehen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückgehen

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 "zurückgingen"?
"zurückgingen" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-G-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡɪŋən].
What does "zurückgingen" mean?
As a verb, "zurückgingen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückgehen
How do you pronounce "zurückgingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückgingen" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurückgingen" come from?
"zurückgingen" 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 “zurückgingen”

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-I-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡suˈʁʏkˌɡɪŋən] (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