zurückstoßen
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃtoːsn̩]
The verdict
“zurückstoßen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas durch einen Stoß/Stöße wieder an eine bestimmte Stelle bewegen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zurückstoßen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃtoːsn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zurückstoßen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zurückstoßen is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃtoːsn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for zurückstoßen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zurückstoßen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-T-O-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden oder etwas durch einen Stoß/Stöße wieder an eine bestimmte Stelle bewegen
- 2jemanden oder etwas zur Seite, nach hinten stoßen
- 3jemanden oder etwas mit einem Stoß, durch Von-sich-Wegstoßen bestimmt abweisen, zurückweisen
- 4etwas ein Stück nach hinten fahren, zurücksetzen lassen
- 5jemanden mit Ekel, Widerwillen erfüllen
- 6ein Stück nach hinten fahren, zurücksetzen
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.
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Using “zurückstoßen”
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-T-O-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.