zurückschreckt

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃʁɛkt]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃʁɛkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückschreckt” is uncommon German (frequency #81,205 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,205
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 zurückschrecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruckschreckt · zurückschreckt · German

zurückschreckt · rank #81,205 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,205
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückkamen

Nearest frequency peer: zurückkamen (-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 „zurückschreckt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurückschreckt
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückschreckt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃʁɛkt]
Letters14
Frequency rank#81,205
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückschreckt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zurückkamen“ (#81,204), „zurückwerfen“ (#81,206), „zurückgelegte“ (#81,203). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurückschreckt“ bei #81,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurückschreckt is uncommon German at frequency #81,205 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃʁɛkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zurückschreckt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zurückschreckt, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-T.

Definition

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

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 "zurückschreckt"?
"zurückschreckt" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃʁɛkt].
What does "zurückschreckt" mean?
As a verb, "zurückschreckt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückschrecken
How do you pronounce "zurückschreckt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückschreckt" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃʁɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zurückschreckt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ambitioniertes#81,254Anklagepunkten#81,262Wachstumsphase#81,141Vorrundenspiel#81,137

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list