terugkeren
The verdict
“terugkeren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retourner, revenir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-terugkeren · terugkeren · French
terugkeren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | terugkeren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « terugkeren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
terugkeren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Retourner, revenir.".
Zero misspellings are on record for terugkeren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is terugkeren, spelled T-E-R-U-G-K-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Retourner, revenir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how terugkeren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
naar huis terugkeren
op zijn schreden terugkeren
Synonyms
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.