zurücklegt

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌleːkt]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌleːkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurücklegt” is uncommon German (frequency #75,284 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,284
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 zurücklegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zurucklegt · zurücklegt · German

zurücklegt · rank #75,284 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,284
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zupacken

Nearest frequency peer: zupacken (-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 „zurücklegt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurücklegt
PropertyValue
Headwordzurücklegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌleːkt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurücklegt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zupacken“ (#75,283), „Zuordnungen“ (#75,282), „zusagte“ (#75,286). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurücklegt“ bei #75,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurücklegt is uncommon German at frequency #75,284 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌleːkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

zurücklegt has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zurücklegt, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-L-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurücklegen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurücklegen

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 "zurücklegt"?
"zurücklegt" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-L-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌleːkt].
What does "zurücklegt" mean?
As a verb, "zurücklegt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurücklegen
How do you pronounce "zurücklegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurücklegt" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌleːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurücklegt" come from?
"zurücklegt" 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 "zurücklegt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zugesagten#75,279zerstörtes#75,271überhitzen#75,299überlistet#75,300

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list