zurückwerfen
\t͡suˈʁʏkˌvɛʁfn̩\
The verdict
“zurückwerfen” 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) - Lancer à l'endroit d'ou quelque chose a été lancé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zuruckwerfen · zurückwerfen · French
zurückwerfen · 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 | zurückwerfen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \t͡suˈʁʏkˌvɛʁfn̩\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zurückwerfen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zurückwerfen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \t͡suˈʁʏkˌvɛʁfn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for zurückwerfen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 zurückwerfen, spelled Z-U-R-Ü-C-K-W-E-R-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Lancer à l'endroit d'ou quelque chose a été lancé.
- 2Pousser brusquement vers l'arrière.
- 3Se renverser en arrière.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zurückwerfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er schießt gleich auf den jüngeren Mann, dreimal, der Schlag wirft diesen zurück, er sackt auf einer Bank zusammen, dann dreimal auf Frank, der, verdutzt und kaum erschüttert, in die Knie sinkt und wie hingegossen an der Balustrade liegen bleibt.
Als der Arzt eintrat, warf sich der halb aufgerichtet in seinem Bett sitzende alte Asthmatiker gerade zurück, um wieder zu seinem rasselnden Atem zu kommen.
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.