rächte

[ˈʁɛçtə]

/[ˈʁɛçtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“rächte” is uncommon German (frequency #76,114 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,114
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rächen

Key facts for rächte
PropertyValue
Headwordrächte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁɛçtə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rächte” 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). rächte lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

rächte is uncommon German at frequency #76,114 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁɛçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rächte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is rächte, spelled R-Ä-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rächen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rächen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rächen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rächen

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 "rächte"?
"rächte" is spelled R-Ä-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçtə].
What does "rächte" mean?
As a verb, "rächte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rächen
How do you pronounce "rächte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rächte" is [ˈʁɛçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rächte" come from?
"rächte" 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 “rächte”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-Ä-C-H-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɛçtə] (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