zurückkamen

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌkaːmən]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌkaːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückkamen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,204 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,204
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 zurückkommen

Key facts for zurückkamen
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückkamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌkaːmən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zurückkamen” 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). zurückkamen 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

zurückkamen is uncommon German at frequency #81,204 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌkaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zurückkamen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zurückkamen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-K-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückkommen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückkommen

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

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-K-A-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡suˈʁʏkˌkaːmən] (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