zurückstufen
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃtuːfn̩]
The verdict
“zurückstufen” 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) - in einem Rangsystem einen oder mehr Ränge (Stufen) niedriger eingruppieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuruckstufen · zurückstufen · German
zurückstufen · 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 | zurückstufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃtuːfn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückstufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zurückstufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌʃtuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem Rangsystem einen oder mehr Ränge (Stufen) niedriger eingruppieren".
Zero misspellings are on record for zurückstufen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zurückstufen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-S-T-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1in einem Rangsystem einen oder mehr Ränge (Stufen) niedriger eingruppieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zurückstufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Land soll wegen seiner zu hohen Schuldenaufnahmen in der Kreditwürdigkeit zurückgestuft werden.
Als Disziplinarmaßnahme musste sie akzeptieren, eine Gehaltsstufe zurückgestuft zu werden.
Antonyms
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.