zurückhält

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌhɛlt]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌhɛlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückhält” is uncommon German (frequency #58,485 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,485
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruckhalt · zurückhält · German

zurückhält · rank #58,485 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,485
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückdrängen

Nearest frequency peer: zurückdrängen (-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 „zurückhält“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zurückhält“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurückhält
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückhält
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌhɛlt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückhält“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zurückhältfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zurückdrängen“ (#58,484), „zurückstellen“ (#58,486), „zurechtzufinden“ (#58,483). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurückhält“ bei #58,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurückhält is uncommon German at frequency #58,485 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌhɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückhalten".

Zero misspellings are on record for zurückhält in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zurückhält, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-H-Ä-L-T.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückhalten

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 "zurückhält"?
"zurückhält" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-H-Ä-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌhɛlt].
What does "zurückhält" mean?
As a verb, "zurückhält" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückhalten
How do you pronounce "zurückhält"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückhält" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌhɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurückhält" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zurückhält", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zugebracht#58,481Äquivalenz#58,493Wärmepumpe#58,466abgesetzte#58,511

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list