zurückzogen

[t͡suˈʁʏkˌt͡soːɡn̩]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkˌt͡soːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“zurückzogen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,800 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,800
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruckzogen · zurückzogen · German

zurückzogen · rank #78,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,800
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückschauen

Nearest frequency peer: zurückschauen (-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 „zurückzogen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurückzogen
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückzogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkˌt͡soːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückzogen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zurückzogenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zurückschauen“ (#78,799), „zusammengebunden“ (#78,801), „zurückgingen“ (#78,798). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurückzogen“ bei #78,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurückzogen is uncommon German at frequency #78,800 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkˌt͡soːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for zurückzogen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zurückzogen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-Z-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückziehen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückziehen

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 "zurückzogen"?
"zurückzogen" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-Z-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌt͡soːɡn̩].
What does "zurückzogen" mean?
As a verb, "zurückzogen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückziehen
How do you pronounce "zurückzogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückzogen" is [t͡suˈʁʏkˌt͡soːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurückzogen" come from?
"zurückzogen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list