Zurückzahlung
[t͡suˈʁʏkˌt͡saːlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Zurückzahlung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erstattung geliehenen oder zu Unrecht erhaltenen Geldes
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuruckzahlung · Zurückzahlung · German
Zurückzahlung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Zurückzahlung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁʏkˌt͡saːlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zurückzahlung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zurückzahlung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌt͡saːlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erstattung geliehenen oder zu Unrecht erhaltenen Geldes".
Zurückzahlung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zurückzahlung, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-Z-A-H-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Erstattung geliehenen oder zu Unrecht erhaltenen Geldes
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zurückzahlung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der SPD-Vorschlag sieht außerdem vor, dass Mieter rückwirkend – bis zu einem Jahr – einen Anspruch auf die Zurückzahlung überhöhter Mieten haben.“
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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.