zurückzuweisen

[t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]

/[t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurückzuweisen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,891 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,891
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuruckzuweisen · zurückzuweisen · German

zurückzuweisen · rank #55,891 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,891
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückzudräng…

Nearest frequency peer: zurückzudrängen (-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 „zurückzuweisen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zurückzuweisen
PropertyValue
Headwordzurückzuweisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#55,891
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zurückzuweisen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zurückzudrängen“ (#55,890), „Zuschauerzahl“ (#55,892), „zureden“ (#55,889). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zurückzuweisen“ bei #55,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurückzuweisen is uncommon German at frequency #55,891 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁʏkt͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zurückweisen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zurückzuweisen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zurückzuweisen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-Z-U-W-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

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

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list