zurücklaufen
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“zurücklaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Fuß an den Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren
Corpus desk
Index DE-zurucklaufen · zurücklaufen · German
zurücklaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zurücklaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌlaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zurücklaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zurücklaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zurücklaufen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zurücklaufen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu Fuß an den Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren
- 2die Richtung beim Fließen verändern
- 3rückwärtslaufen (lassen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zurücklaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe keine Lust, den ganzen Weg zurückzulaufen. Gibts hier keinen Bus?
Bei einsetzender Ebbe läuft das Wasser zurück.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.