korrekterweise

[kɔˈʁɛktɐˌvaɪ̯zə]

/[kɔˈʁɛktɐˌvaɪ̯zə]/ adv

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The verdict

“korrekterweise” is an uncommon German word, ranked #93,170 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.

#93,170
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf korrekte Art und Weise, wie es korrekt ist

Key facts for korrekterweise
PropertyValue
Headwordkorrekterweise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[kɔˈʁɛktɐˌvaɪ̯zə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#93,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “korrekterweise” 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). korrekterweise lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for korrekterweise is 14 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔˈʁɛktɐˌvaɪ̯zə]. Corpus data places it at rank #93,170 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf korrekte Art und Weise, wie es korrekt ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for korrekterweise, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is korrekterweise, spelled K-O-R-R-E-K-T-E-R-W-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf korrekte Art und Weise, wie es korrekt ist

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 "korrekterweise"?
"korrekterweise" is spelled K-O-R-R-E-K-T-E-R-W-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈʁɛktɐˌvaɪ̯zə].
What does "korrekterweise" mean?
As an adverb, "korrekterweise" means: auf korrekte Art und Weise, wie es korrekt ist
How do you pronounce "korrekterweise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "korrekterweise" is [kɔˈʁɛktɐˌvaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "korrekterweise" come from?
"korrekterweise" 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 “korrekterweise”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-R-R-E-K-T-E-R-W-E-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔˈʁɛktɐˌvaɪ̯zə] (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
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