zurücksetzen
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌzɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“zurücksetzen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,981 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #40,981
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Person oder einen Gegenstand an seine ursprüngliche oder vorherige Stelle setzen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zurücksetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌzɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #40,981 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zurücksetzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zurücksetzen is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suˈʁʏkˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,981 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for zurücksetzen, with forms such as "uzrücksetzen", "zruücksetzen", and "zurcüksetzen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists 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 zurücksetzen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Person oder einen Gegenstand an seine ursprüngliche oder vorherige Stelle setzen
- 2eine Person oder einen Gegenstand an eine hintere Stelle setzen
- 3ein Fahrzeug eine kurze Strecke rückwärtsfahren
- 4eine Person schlechter als andere Personen behandeln
- 5etwas preislich vergünstigen
- 6ein kleineres Geweih erhalten im Vergleich zum Vorjahr
- 7wieder in einen früheren Zustand/in den Anfangszustand bringen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uzrücksetzen,zruücksetzen,zurcüksetzen,zurrücksetzen,zurüccksetzen,zurückestzen,zurückksetzen,zurücksetezn,zurücksettzen,zurücksetzenn,zurücksetzne,zurücksetzzen,zurücksezten,zurückssetzen,zurückstezen,zurücsketzen,zurükcsetzen,zuürcksetzen,zzurücksetzen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zurücksetzen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “zurücksetzen”
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-E-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡suˈʁʏkˌzɛt͡sn̩] (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
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.