terugdraaien

verb

The verdict

“terugdraaien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Annuler, rétracter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-terugdraaien · terugdraaien · French

terugdraaien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for terugdraaien
PropertyValue
Headwordterugdraaien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « terugdraaien » en français

terugdraaiensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

terugdraaien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for terugdraaien, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is terugdraaien, spelled T-E-R-U-G-D-R-A-A-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Annuler, rétracter.
  2. 2
    Faire tourner en sens inverse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how terugdraaien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. een aankoop terugdraaien
  2. de klok terugdraaien.

Synonyms

herroepenterugtrekkenachteruitzetten

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "terugdraaien"?
"terugdraaien" is spelled T-E-R-U-G-D-R-A-A-I-E-N.
What does "terugdraaien" mean?
As a verb, "terugdraaien" means: Annuler, rétracter.
What language does "terugdraaien" come from?
"terugdraaien" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list