zurückzurufen

[t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückzurufen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,195 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,195
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruckzurufen · zurückzurufen · German

zurückzurufen · rank #91,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,195
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückzufahren

Nearest frequency peer: zurückzufahren (-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 „zurückzurufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurückzurufen
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückzurufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#91,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückzurufen“ im Deutschen

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

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

zurückzurufen is uncommon German at frequency #91,195 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zurückrufen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zurückzurufen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zurückzurufen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-Z-U-R-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zurückrufen

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 "zurückzurufen"?
"zurückzurufen" is spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-Z-U-R-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌʁuːfn̩].
What does "zurückzurufen" mean?
As a verb, "zurückzurufen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zurückrufen
How do you pronounce "zurückzurufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurückzurufen" is [t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌʁuːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurückzurufen" come from?
"zurückzurufen" 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 "zurückzurufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zurückbekommt#91,193zertifizieren#91,183Zahnreinigung#91,172übertragenden#91,221

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list