zurücknehmen
\t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən\
The verdict
“zurücknehmen” 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) - Retirer, reprendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zurucknehmen · zurücknehmen · French
zurücknehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | zurücknehmen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zurücknehmen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zurücknehmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \t͡suˈʁʏkˌneːmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for zurücknehmen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zurücknehmen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Retirer, reprendre.
- 2Être moins exigeant, agressif, dominant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zurücknehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bach geht sogar so weit zu verbreiten, sie habe die Vorwürfe ja "zurückgenommen". Es ist damit Bach, der Peng Shuais mutmaßlich erzwungenen Widerruf erst in den Rang einer Wahrheit hebt.
(Deutschland) sollte sich jetzt ihrer Qualitäten in den Aufbaujahren besinnen. Anpacken ist gefragt, mehr Bescheidenheit und die Bereitschaft, sich auch mal für andere zurückzunehmen.
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.