gerecht

[ɡəˈʁɛçt]

/[ɡəˈʁɛçt]/ adj

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The verdict

“gerecht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,449
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übereinstimmend mit objektiven Rechtsnormen oder subjektivem Rechtsempfinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerecht · gerecht · German

gerecht · rank #3,449 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,449
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gemeldet

Nearest frequency peer: gemeldet (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gerecht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gerecht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gerecht vs Geruch
57% similar
gerecht vs Gesicht
57% similar
gerecht vs Gericht
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gerecht
PropertyValue
Headwordgerecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʁɛçt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,449
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gerecht“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gerechtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gemeldet“ (#3,448), „gesammelt“ (#3,450), „gelegen“ (#3,447). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gerecht“ bei #3,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gerecht (IPA [ɡəˈʁɛçt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,449 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gerecht, with forms such as "egrecht", "geercht", and "gerceht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Geruch", "Gesicht", "Gericht", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gerecht, spelled G-E-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    übereinstimmend mit objektiven Rechtsnormen oder subjektivem Rechtsempfinden
  2. 2
    allgemeinen, sachlichen Normen entsprechend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gerecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durch das Urteil erhielt der Verbrecher doch noch seine gerechte Strafe.
  2. Die Kita-Beiträge sind schon lange in der Diskussion. Kita für alle und das umsonst - wäre das gerecht?

Synonyms

rechtensangemessenangepasstgutpassend

Antonyms

unfairungerechtunangepasstunpassend

This word in other languages

fair(English)justo(Español)juste(Français)justo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egrecht
  • geercht
  • gerceht
  • gereccht
  • gerechht
  • gerechtt
  • gerecth
  • gerehct
  • gerrecht
  • ggerecht
  • greecht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gerecht - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egrecht2geercht2gerceht2gereccht1gerechht1gerechtt1gerecth2gerehct2
Edit distance from "gerecht"

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 "gerecht"?
"gerecht" is spelled G-E-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁɛçt].
What does "gerecht" mean?
As an adjective, "gerecht" means: übereinstimmend mit objektiven Rechtsnormen oder subjektivem Rechtsempfinden
What words are commonly confused with "gerecht"?
"gerecht" is commonly confused with "Geruch", "Gesicht", "Gericht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gerecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gerecht" is [ɡəˈʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gerecht" come from?
"gerecht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gelegen#3,447diverse#3,432künftig#3,466längere#3,468

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

einziger11 variantsAussicht11 variantsstärken11 variantsverrückt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list