zurückzufahren

[t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌfaːʁən]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌfaːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückzufahren” is uncommon German (frequency #91,194 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,194
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zurückfahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruckzufahren · zurückzufahren · German

zurückzufahren · rank #91,194 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,194
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückbekommt

Nearest frequency peer: zurückbekommt (-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 „zurückzufahren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurückzufahren
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückzufahren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌfaːʁən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#91,194
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückzufahren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zurückbekommt“ (#91,193), „zurückzurufen“ (#91,195), „zukunftsorientiert“ (#91,192). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurückzufahren“ bei #91,194. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurückzufahren is uncommon German at frequency #91,194 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌfaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zurückfahren".

No misspelling variants are generated for zurückzufahren in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zurückzufahren, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-Z-U-F-A-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zurückfahren

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 "zurückzufahren"?
"zurückzufahren" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-Z-U-F-A-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌfaːʁən].
What does "zurückzufahren" mean?
As a verb, "zurückzufahren" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zurückfahren
How do you pronounce "zurückzufahren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückzufahren" is [t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌfaːʁən]. 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 "zurückzufahren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zweitklassigen#91,203althochdeutsch#91,262angegliederten#91,271Vorzugsstimmen#91,112

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list