zurückschauen
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“zurückschauen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,799 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,799
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Blick nach hinten wenden (auf das, was räumlich oder zeitlich hinter einem liegt)
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuruckschauen · zurückschauen · German
zurückschauen · rank #78,799 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,799
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH zurückgingen
Nearest frequency peer: zurückgingen (-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 „zurückschauen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- zugewandte
zugewandte
21,205 corpus weight
- zurechtkommt
zurechtkommt
21,204 corpus weight
- zurückgingen
zurückgingen
21,203 corpus weight
- zurückschau…
zurückschauen
21,202 corpus weight
- zurückzogen
zurückzogen
21,201 corpus weight
- zusammengeb…
zusammengebunden
21,200 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zurückschauen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zurückschauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #78,799 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückschauen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zurückschauen is uncommon German at frequency #78,799 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Blick nach hinten wenden (auf das, was räumlich oder zeitlich hinter einem liegt)".
Zero misspellings are on record for zurückschauen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 zurückschauen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Blick nach hinten wenden (auf das, was räumlich oder zeitlich hinter einem liegt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zurückschauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Guck, da geht er und schaut nicht zurück.
Wenn ich auf meine Lehrzeit zurückschaue, war das eine spannende Zeit, in der wir auch jede Menge gefeiert haben.
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).