zurücksehnen
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌzeːnən]
The verdict
“zurücksehnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wieder an einen bestimmten Ort/in eine bestimmte Zeit/zu einer bestimmten Person zurückversetzt sein wollen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zurucksehnen · zurücksehnen · German
zurücksehnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zurücksehnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌzeːnən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zurücksehnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zurücksehnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌzeːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zurücksehnen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zurücksehnen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-E-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1wieder an einen bestimmten Ort/in eine bestimmte Zeit/zu einer bestimmten Person zurückversetzt sein wollen
- 2etwas oder jemanden mit Sehnsucht zurückwünschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zurücksehnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich sehne mich zurück an die duftenden Wälder meiner Kindheit.
Du kannst dir vorstellen, dass das Foto auf der Anrichte dazu führt, dass ich täglich einen wie ihn zurücksehne.
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.