correct

[kəˈrɛkt]

/[kəˈrɛkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“correct” is uncommon German (frequency #61,396 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,396
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - richtig, korrekt

Corpus desk

Index DE-correct · correct · German

correct · rank #61,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,396
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cork

Nearest frequency peer: cork (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „correct“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „correct“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for correct
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrect
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kəˈrɛkt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „correct“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.correctfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „cork“ (#61,395), „cosmos“ (#61,397), „cow“ (#61,398). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „correct“ bei #61,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

correct is uncommon German at frequency #61,396 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kəˈrɛkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "richtig, korrekt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for correct, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is correct, spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    richtig, korrekt

This word in other languages

correct(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "correct"?
"correct" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kəˈrɛkt].
What does "correct" mean?
As an adjective, "correct" means: richtig, korrekt
How do you pronounce "correct"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "correct" is [kəˈrɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "correct" come from?
"correct" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "correct", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

colonna#61,393Dienern#61,421eifrige#61,443endende#61,459

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list