zurückwies

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌviːs]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌviːs]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückwies” is uncommon German (frequency #92,512 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,512
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 zurückweisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruckwies · zurückwies · German

zurückwies · rank #92,512 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,512
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zulassungsbeh…

Nearest frequency peer: Zulassungsbehörde (-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 „zurückwies“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurückwies
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückwies
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌviːs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,512
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückwies“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zulassungsbehörde“ (#92,511), „zusammenzufügen“ (#92,514), „zugängliches“ (#92,509). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurückwies“ bei #92,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurückwies is uncommon German at frequency #92,512 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌviːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zurückwies, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 zurückwies, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-W-I-E-S.

Definition

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

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

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

Same letter count

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

zugesperrt#92,508Zollbeamte#92,504Abendschau#92,527abgedrehte#92,530

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list