Menschenrecht

[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʁɛçt]

/[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʁɛçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Menschenrecht” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,664
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recht, das allen Menschen zusteht und auch nicht durch die öffentliche Gewalt eingeschränkt werden darf

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Menschenrecht vs Menschenrechte
93% similar
Menschenrecht vs Menschenrechten
87% similar

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

Key facts for Menschenrecht
PropertyValue
HeadwordMenschenrecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʁɛçt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#25,664
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Menschenrecht” 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). Menschenrecht lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Menschenrecht (IPA [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʁɛçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,664 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Recht, das allen Menschen zusteht und auch nicht durch die öffentliche Gewalt eingeschränkt werden darf".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Menschenrecht, with forms such as "emnschenrecht", "mencshenrecht", and "mennschenrecht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Menschenrechte", "Menschenrechten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Menschenrecht, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recht, das allen Menschen zusteht und auch nicht durch die öffentliche Gewalt eingeschränkt werden darf

This word in other languages

human right(English)derechos humanos(Español)droits de l’homme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emnschenrecht
  • mencshenrecht
  • mennschenrecht
  • menscchenrecht
  • menscehnrecht
  • menschenercht
  • menschennrecht
  • menschenrceht
  • menschenreccht
  • menschenrechht
  • menschenrechtt
  • menschenrecth
  • menschenrehct
  • menschenrrecht
  • menschernecht
  • menschhenrecht
  • menschnerecht
  • menshcenrecht
  • mensschenrecht
  • mesnchenrecht
  • mmenschenrecht
  • mneschenrecht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Menschenrecht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emnschenrecht2mencshenrecht2mennschenrecht1menscchenrecht1menscehnrecht2menschenercht2menschennrecht1menschenrceht2
Edit distance from "Menschenrecht"

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 "Menschenrecht"?
"Menschenrecht" is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʁɛçt].
What does "Menschenrecht" mean?
As a noun, "Menschenrecht" means: Recht, das allen Menschen zusteht und auch nicht durch die öffentliche Gewalt eingeschränkt werden darf
What words are commonly confused with "Menschenrecht"?
"Menschenrecht" is commonly confused with "Menschenrechte", "Menschenrechten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Menschenrecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Menschenrecht" is [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Menschenrecht" come from?
"Menschenrecht" 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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Using “Menschenrecht”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-R-E-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʁɛçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Menschenrechte” - see the side-by-side comparison. Menschenrecht vs Menschenrechte
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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