Gewohnheitsrecht

[ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌʁɛçt]

/[ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌʁɛçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewohnheitsrecht” is uncommon German (frequency #61,550 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,550
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit allgemein anerkannter und angewendeter, aber nicht durch Gesetzgebung verabschiedeter, Konventionen

Key facts for Gewohnheitsrecht
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewohnheitsrecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌʁɛçt]
Letters16
Frequency rank#61,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gewohnheitsrecht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gewohnheitsrecht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gewohnheitsrecht is uncommon German at frequency #61,550 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌʁɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit allgemein anerkannter und angewendeter, aber nicht durch Gesetzgebung verabschiedeter, Konventionen".

Gewohnheitsrecht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gewohnheitsrecht, spelled G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T-S-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit allgemein anerkannter und angewendeter, aber nicht durch Gesetzgebung verabschiedeter, Konventionen

Antonyms

Gesetz

This word in other languages

custom(English)coutume(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 "Gewohnheitsrecht"?
"Gewohnheitsrecht" is spelled G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T-S-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌʁɛçt].
What does "Gewohnheitsrecht" mean?
As a noun, "Gewohnheitsrecht" means: Gesamtheit allgemein anerkannter und angewendeter, aber nicht durch Gesetzgebung verabschiedeter, Konventionen
How do you pronounce "Gewohnheitsrecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewohnheitsrecht" is [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewohnheitsrecht" come from?
"Gewohnheitsrecht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Gewohnheitsrecht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T-S-R-E-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌʁɛçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list