zurückschlagen

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃlaːɡn̩]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃlaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückschlagen” is uncommon German (frequency #57,602 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,602
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich wehren, wenn man angegriffen (geschlagen) wird; als Reaktion auf einen Angriff selbst angreifen

Key facts for zurückschlagen
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückschlagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃlaːɡn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#57,602
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zurückschlagen” 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). zurückschlagen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

zurückschlagen is uncommon German at frequency #57,602 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zurückschlagen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zurückschlagen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich wehren, wenn man angegriffen (geschlagen) wird; als Reaktion auf einen Angriff selbst angreifen
  2. 2
    Angreifer in die Flucht schlagen
  3. 3
    sich mit Wucht schnell in die andere Richtung bewegen
  4. 4
    anheben und zur Seite biegen, so dass das vorher Verdeckte sichtbar wird
  5. 5
    in die Richtung dessen spielen, der abspielte
  6. 6
    zurückblättern
  7. 7
    im weiteren Zeitverlauf einen negativen Einfluss auf etwas zeigen

Antonyms

stillhalten

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 "zurückschlagen"?
"zurückschlagen" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃlaːɡn̩].
What does "zurückschlagen" mean?
As a verb, "zurückschlagen" means: sich wehren, wenn man angegriffen (geschlagen) wird; als Reaktion auf einen Angriff selbst angreifen
How do you pronounce "zurückschlagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückschlagen" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurückschlagen" come from?
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Using “zurückschlagen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃlaːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list