zurückbauen
\t͡suˈʁʏkˌbaʊ̯ən\
The verdict
“zurückbauen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déconstruire, démolir, défaire (un édifice, une construction).
Corpus desk
Index FR-zuruckbauen · zurückbauen · French
zurückbauen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zurückbauen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \t͡suˈʁʏkˌbaʊ̯ən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zurückbauen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zurückbauen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \t͡suˈʁʏkˌbaʊ̯ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Déconstruire, démolir, défaire (un édifice, une construction).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zurückbauen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zurückbauen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-B-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1Déconstruire, démolir, défaire (un édifice, une construction).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zurückbauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der ausgebrannte Grenfell Tower im Westen Londons, in dem bei einem verheerenden Brand 72 Menschen ums Leben kamen, soll zurückgebaut werden.
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.