Zurückhaltung
\t͡suˈʁʏkˌhaltʊŋ\
The verdict
“Zurückhaltung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Retenue, prudence, action de se retenir, modération.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zuruckhaltung · Zurückhaltung · French
Zurückhaltung · 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 | Zurückhaltung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \t͡suˈʁʏkˌhaltʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Zurückhaltung » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Zurückhaltung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \t͡suˈʁʏkˌhaltʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Retenue, prudence, action de se retenir, modération.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zurückhaltung, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Zurückhaltung, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-H-A-L-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Retenue, prudence, action de se retenir, modération.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zurückhaltung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dass sich rechtsextreme Parteien die Ablehnung der Gemeinschaftswährung zu eigen gemacht haben, erklärt zum Teil die Zurückhaltung der Linken bei diesem Thema.
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.