zurückkomme
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌkɔmə]
The verdict
“zurückkomme” is uncommon German (frequency #82,401 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,401
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückkommen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zurückkomme |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌkɔmə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #82,401 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zurückkomme” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zurückkomme is uncommon German at frequency #82,401 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌkɔmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
zurückkomme has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zurückkomme, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-K-O-M-M-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückkommen
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückkommen
- 33. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens 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.
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Using “zurückkomme”
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-O-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.