zurückfordern
\t͡suˈʁʏkˌfɔʁdɐn\
The verdict
“zurückfordern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réclamer le retour ou remboursement, redemander.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zuruckfordern · zurückfordern · French
zurückfordern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zurückfordern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \t͡suˈʁʏkˌfɔʁdɐn\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zurückfordern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zurückfordern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \t͡suˈʁʏkˌfɔʁdɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réclamer le retour ou remboursement, redemander.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zurückfordern in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is zurückfordern, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-F-O-R-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Réclamer le retour ou remboursement, redemander.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zurückfordern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Erhöhung der Parteienfinanzierung von 2018 verstieß gegen das Grundgesetz, weil sie unzureichend begründet war. (...) Die Bundestagsverwaltung kann jetzt rund 100 Millionen Euro von den Parteien zurückfordern und sollte dies auch tun.
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.