Gleichrichter
[ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌʁɪçtɐ]
The verdict
“Gleichrichter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gerät zur Umwandlung von Wechselspannung in Gleichspannung
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Index DE-gleichrichter · Gleichrichter · German
Gleichrichter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gleichrichter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌʁɪçtɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gleichrichter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gleichrichter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌʁɪçtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Gerät zur Umwandlung von Wechselspannung in Gleichspannung".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gleichrichter, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gleichrichter, spelled G-L-E-I-C-H-R-I-C-H-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Gerät zur Umwandlung von Wechselspannung in Gleichspannung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gleichrichter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der elektrischen Messtechnik sind präzise Gleichrichter für kleine Spannungen und kleine Strömstärken notwendig.“
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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.