zurücknehmen

Name: zurücknehmen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“zurücknehmen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,803
frequency rank, German: 37,643
“Z” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas wieder annehmen, was man schon einmal hatte, wieder in Besitz nehmen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zurücknehmen vs zurückzunehmen

86% similar

zurücknehmen vs zurückgehen

83% similar

zurücknehmen vs zurückkehren

83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zurücknehmen
Property	Value
Headword	zurücknehmen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#23,803
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zurücknehmen” 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). zurücknehmen lands here:

#23,803

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around zurücknehmen (IPA [t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,803 among 37,643 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for zurücknehmen, with forms such as "uzrücknehmen", "zruücknehmen", and "zurcüknehmen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "zurückzunehmen", "zurückgehen", "zurückkehren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zurücknehmen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-N-E-H-M-E-N.

Definition

1
etwas wieder annehmen, was man schon einmal hatte, wieder in Besitz nehmen
2
etwas Geschehenes/Gesagtes ungeschehen/ungesagt machen, etwas berichtigen
3
weniger intensiv/laut/dominant auftreten
4
nach hinten biegen
5
nach hinten verlegen
6
etwas, zum Beispiel Hitze oder Lautstärke, auf eine weniger intensive Stufe einstellen
7
einen Zug rückgängig machen

This word in other languages

take back(English)reprendre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

uzrücknehmen
zruücknehmen
zurcüknehmen
zurrücknehmen
zurüccknehmen
zurückenhmen
zurückknehmen
zurücknehemn
zurücknehhmen
zurücknehmenn
zurücknehmmen
zurücknehmne
zurücknemhen
zurücknhemen
zurücknnehmen
zurücnkehmen
zurükcnehmen
zuürcknehmen
zzurücknehmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zurücknehmen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "zurücknehmen"

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 "zurücknehmen"?

"zurücknehmen" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən].

What does "zurücknehmen" mean?

As a verb, "zurücknehmen" means: etwas wieder annehmen, was man schon einmal hatte, wieder in Besitz nehmen

What words are commonly confused with "zurücknehmen"?

"zurücknehmen" is commonly confused with "zurückzunehmen", "zurückgehen", "zurückkehren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "zurücknehmen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurücknehmen" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "zurücknehmen" come from?

"zurücknehmen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “zurücknehmen”

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

The one correct German spelling is Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-N-E-H-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “zurückzunehmen” - see the side-by-side comparison. zurücknehmen vs zurückzunehmen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.