zurückkamen

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌkaːmən]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌkaːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückkamen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,204 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,204
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruckkamen · zurückkamen · German

zurückkamen · rank #81,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,204
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückgelegte

Nearest frequency peer: zurückgelegte (-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 „zurückkamen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurückkamen
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückkamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌkaːmən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückkamen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zurückkamenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zurückgelegte“ (#81,203), „zurückschreckt“ (#81,205), „zurückwerfen“ (#81,206). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurückkamen“ bei #81,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurückkamen is uncommon German at frequency #81,204 among 1,996 “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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

übertrumpft#81,222Wolmirstedt#81,186übrigbleibt#81,223Abarbeitung#81,229

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list