zurückschneiden
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]
The verdict
“zurückschneiden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unerwünschte Triebe oder Äste fachgerecht wegschneiden
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Index DE-zuruckschneiden · zurückschneiden · German
zurückschneiden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | zurückschneiden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückschneiden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zurückschneiden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unerwünschte Triebe oder Äste fachgerecht wegschneiden".
No misspelling variants are generated for zurückschneiden in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 zurückschneiden, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1unerwünschte Triebe oder Äste fachgerecht wegschneiden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zurückschneiden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei vielen blühenden Zierpflanzen ist es wichtig, dass diese im Frühjahr zurückgeschnitten werden.
Viele Pflanzen verholzen mit der Zeit und werden kahl, wenn sie nicht regelmäßig zurückgeschnitten werden.
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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.