zurücktrat

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌtʁaːt]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌtʁaːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurücktrat” is uncommon German (frequency #66,914 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,914
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurücktreten

Corpus desk

Index DE-zurucktrat · zurücktrat · German

zurücktrat · rank #66,914 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,914
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückgelegten

Nearest frequency peer: zurückgelegten (-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 „zurücktrat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurücktrat
PropertyValue
Headwordzurücktrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌtʁaːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,914
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurücktrat“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zurückgelegten“ (#66,913), „Zusammenbruchs“ (#66,915), „Zurschaustellung“ (#66,912). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurücktrat“ bei #66,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurücktrat is uncommon German at frequency #66,914 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌtʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for zurücktrat in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zurücktrat, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-T-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurücktreten
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurücktreten

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 "zurücktrat"?
"zurücktrat" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-T-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌtʁaːt].
What does "zurücktrat" mean?
As a verb, "zurücktrat" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurücktreten
How do you pronounce "zurücktrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurücktrat" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌtʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurücktrat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zerdrücken#66,898absehbaren#66,939Abstrichen#66,940abzuklären#66,943

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list