Rechnung
[ˈʁɛçnʊŋ]
The verdict
“Rechnung” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,083 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,083
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kostenforderung für die Bewirtung in einem Restaurant oder einem Hotel
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rechnung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçnʊŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,083 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rechnung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rechnung is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛçnʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,083 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rechnung, with forms such as "erchnung", "rcehnung", and "recchnung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Richtung", "Rechnungen", "rechnen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rechnung, spelled R-E-C-H-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Kostenforderung für die Bewirtung in einem Restaurant oder einem Hotel
- 2schriftliche Kostenforderung für erhaltene Waren oder Dienstleistungen
- 3mathematische Operation oder Berechnung
- 4Aufstellung berechneter betriebswirtschaftlicher Zahlen; auch die Vorgangsweise dazu
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erchnung,rcehnung,recchnung,rechhnung,rechnnug,rechnnung,rechnugn,rechnungg,rechnunng,rechunng,recnhung,rehcnung,rrechnung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rechnung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Rechnung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɛçnʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Richtung” - see the side-by-side comparison. Rechnung vs Richtung
- 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.