zurückweichen

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌvaɪ̯çn̩]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌvaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückweichen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,089 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,089
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich zurückziehen, einen räumlichen Abstand schaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruckweichen · zurückweichen · German

zurückweichen · rank #72,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,089
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückfällt

Nearest frequency peer: zurückfällt (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “zurückweichen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “zurückweichen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurückweichen
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückweichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌvaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#72,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “zurückweichen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zurückweichenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „zurückfällt“ (#72,088), „zusammenpasst“ (#72,090), „Zuleitung“ (#72,087). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurückweichen is uncommon German at frequency #72,089 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for zurückweichen 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 zurückweichen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-W-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich zurückziehen, einen räumlichen Abstand schaffen
  2. 2
    sich nicht trauen, sich von etwas fernhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zurückweichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Norman weicht zurück, Karl geht ihm nach.
  2. „Ihre Ueberreste sind da, wo das Wasser der Seen zurückgewichen ist, von Torf überwachsen; an anderen Stellen liegen sie jetzt mehrere Fuß unter der Wasserfläche.“

Antonyms

hinterhergehennachsetzenvorgehenvorpreschenvorspringenvorstürmenvorstürzenbegrüßensuchen

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 "zurückweichen"?
"zurückweichen" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-W-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌvaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "zurückweichen" mean?
As a verb, "zurückweichen" means: sich zurückziehen, einen räumlichen Abstand schaffen
How do you pronounce "zurückweichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückweichen" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurückweichen" come from?
"zurückweichen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zusammenpasst#72,090Zinszahlungen#72,080abgeschliffen#72,107abgesicherten#72,108

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list