Rechenkunst
[ˈʁɛçn̩ˌkʊnst]
The verdict
“Rechenkunst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym zu Arithmetik
Corpus desk
Index DE-rechenkunst · Rechenkunst · German
Rechenkunst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Rechenkunst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçn̩ˌkʊnst] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rechenkunst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rechenkunst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛçn̩ˌkʊnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym zu Arithmetik".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rechenkunst, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rechenkunst, spelled R-E-C-H-E-N-K-U-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1Synonym zu Arithmetik
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rechenkunst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Arithmetik (Rechenkunst) ist die Wissenschaft von der Construction der Zahlen.“
„Er stammt in gerader Linie, um das einzige anekdotische Glanzlicht anzubringen, das mir unter seinen nüchternen biographischen und familiären Daten bekannt wurde, von dem häufig zitierten altdeutschen Rechenmeister Adam Riese ab, der sich auch Ries und Ris schrieb und von 1492 bis 1559 lebte und das erste deutsche Lehrbuch der Rechenkunst verfaßte.“
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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.